CAIRO – 28 October 2020: The volume of Egyptian-Ukrainian trade exchange reached $2.6 billion during 2019, according to the Ministry of International Cooperation. The ministry stated, in a statement, Wednesday, that Egypt will remain the largest trading partner of Ukraine in Africa and the Middle East. “The most important areas of cooperation between the two countries are in the sectors of communications, construction, finance, services, tourism, industry and agriculture,” it stated. Meanwhile, Minister of International Cooperation Rania Al-Mashat met with a high-level Ukrainian delegation headed by "Ihor Zhovkva", Deputy Head of the Ukrainian Presidency Office for International Relations, to discuss arrangements for the joint Egyptian-Ukrainian committee. The committee also aims to cooperate in areas of common interest, including trade, industry, health and medicine, agriculture, energy, tourism, and other areas that serve the common interests of the two countries.

Source: Egypt Today October 28, 2020 09:45 UTC