Egypt ambassador tours Japanese economic zone

Egyptian ambassador in Tokyo Ismail Khairat paid on Wednesday a visit to Kashima Industrial Zone in Japan.

According to a statement issued by the Egyptian Foreign Ministry, the visit was meant to follow up the outcome of a visit paid by President Abdel Fattah El Sisi to Japan in February.

The Egyptian ambassador met with officials from the Kashima Industrial Zone to discuss ways of exchanging expertise in the industrial field.

The Egyptian government gives priority to the development of the Suez Canal Economic Zone, he said, revealing that cooperation is underway between the Egyptian and Japanese governments to allow Japanese businessmen to invest in the economic zone, especially in the field of infrastructure, the ambassador added.

Source: MENA