CAIRO - 13 July 2020: Minister of International Cooperation Rania Al Mashat had an Interview with CNBC Europe titled “COVID-19 has Driven Decision Makers to Devise Non-traditional Solutions to Face the Crisis,”. MOIC, explained Al Mashat, launched a global partnership narrative for effective Cooperation among multilateral and bilateral development partners last April with a view to enhancing dialogue and cooperation frameworks between the ministries and their development partners to achieve development goals and support future plans in each sector through regular interactive participation among all development partners, particularly with COVID-19 in the background. In response to an inquiry about the Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, Al Mashat reiterated her complete confidence in the Egyptian political and diplomatic leadership as a safety valve for Egypt's future. She added that agriculture and irrigation development projects were on top of MOIC's agenda with development partners, with the objective of applying modern technologies among agriculture and irrigation tools, thereby achieve sustainability and foster a green economy. She further noted that agriculture proved to be of great significance for achieving food security during COVID-19 pandemic.

Source: Egypt Today July 12, 2020 17:15 UTC