India to step up cooperation with Egypt in textiles sector

India vowed to step up its collaboration with Egypt in the textiles sector and said talks were on to increase textile machinery supplies to the Arab country.

India's Ambassador to Egypt Sanjay Bhattacharyya, while addressing a press conference ahead of the Cairo Fashion and Tex Exhibition that opens tomorrow, said India and Egypt have have a long tradition of exchanges in the textiles sector.

"India astands ready to work with Egypt towards attainment of its new textile policy goals in production as well as in trade and investments," he said.

Thirty-seven Indian textile companies are participating in the exhibition that run till September 16 at the Cairo International Convention Centre.