Local development min. asserts depth of ties between Egypt, S. Korea

The Egyptian Minister of Local Development Hisham Amna asserted the depth of ties between Egypt and South Korea in the different domains.

Amna said Egypt is looking forward to benefiting from the Korean experiment in the developmental fields especially in light of the major developmental improvement witnessed in Egypt under President Abdel Fattah El Sisi.

This came during Amna’s meeting with South Korean Ambassador to Egypt Hong Jin-wook.

Amna reiterated keenness on starting implementing a memorandum of understanding inked during his visit to South Korea.

Amna asserted the keenness of the Egyptian state with the file of waste and following up all the latest developments in the new system of solid waste to contribute to restoring the civilised image of all governorates.

He expressed the desire of the Ministry of Local Development to co-operate with the South Korean ministries and bodies concerned with the file of waste to put a project and an integrated vision to handle the file of solid waste.

He reiterated the keenness of the Egyptian government to benefit from the Korean developmental experiment in the fields of social and economic development in addition to a number of other pivotal fields in light of the good relations between Egypt and South Korea.

Amna asserted his deep respect to the Korean experiment in the different developmental fields.

Amna reviewed some of the details of the presidential initiative of “Decent Life” and the programme of renovating the Egyptian countryside in light of the big interest paid by President Sisi to improve the living conditions of the citizens in the villages and create job opportunities for the neediest classes of the community in a sustainable way.

He asserted the readiness of the Egyptian government to present all the facilities needed for increasing these investments in the current period in light of the national projects implemented in Egypt in addition to small and medium enterprises in the different domains.

Meanwhile, Jin-wook said South Korea is looking forward to fostering cooperation between the ministry and the Korean government to implement the items of a memorandum of understanding inked recently.

He lauded the efforts exerted in Egypt in the different major national projects topped by “Decent Life” initiative, adding that Egypt witnesses huge developments in all the sectors.