Tarek Kabil signed the agreements with Lebanese deputy prime minister Ghassan Hasbani, as well as Lebanese minister of economy and foreign trade Raed Khoury. The signing ceremony was held in the presence of Prime Minister Sherif Ismail and his Lebanese counterpart, Saad Hariri. It aims to encourage cooperation in several industrial fields of high priority in both countries, most prominently the food, textile, and clothes industries. Another MoU was signed in the field of protecting copyrights, with the goal of encouraging local and foreign investments in both countries. The aim of the MoU is to encourage industrial integration and the exchange of expertise, as well as developing human resources between Egypt and Lebanon.

Source: Daily News Egypt March 23, 2017 19:52 UTC