Egypt’s Minister of Trade and Industry Ahmed Samir held a meeting with Australian Ambassador to Egypt Axel Wabenhorst on Sunday to discuss ways to strengthen economic relations between the two countries. They discussed developments in the global economic situation and issues of common interest. The minister said that Egypt and Australia have distinguished trade and investment relations that contribute to the development of the Egyptian and Australian economies alike. Samir pointed out that the meeting dealt with ways to enhance Egyptian exports of agricultural products, namely fresh fruits and vegetables to the Australian market. For his part, Wabenhorst confirmed his country’s keenness to enhance joint trade and investment cooperation with Egypt, as it is one of the most important markets in the Middle East and Africa.
