Mohamed Maait, Egypt’s Minister of Finance, participated as guest of honour in South Sudan’s 1st National Economic Conference in Juba on Monday. Maait was invited to the main platform with South Sudanese Vice President Riek Machar and South Sudanese Minister of Finance Bak Barnaba Chol, in recognition of Egypt’s leading position and support for stability and development efforts in South Sudan. The four-day event, which takes place in Juba from Sept. 4-7, 2023, is themed “Towards a Diversified Inclusive, Sustainable Economic Growth.”The conference was attended by a number of ministers and representatives of international economic institutions. Maait affirmed Egypt’s keenness to provide all support to South Sudan to achieve comprehensive and sustainable development, given Egypt’s successful development experience that contributes to meeting the needs of citizens, improving the level of services provided to them, and turning challenges into promising development opportunities. South Sudan’s Finance Minister expressed his country’s appreciation for Egypt’s leading role in supporting South Sudan, which is reflected in deepening cooperation in various sectors and consistent with the depth of relations between the two countries.

Source: Daily News Egypt September 05, 2023 02:56 UTC