Investment, trade ministers meet Egyptian-Chinese business council

Investment and International Cooperation Minister Sahar Nasr and Amr Nassar, the Trade and Industry Minister, have held a meeting with a delegation of the Egyptian-Chinese Business Council, led by Ahmed el Suwaidi.

The meeting tackled means of activating the council's role in fostering and developing trade and investment relations between Egypt and China, the Trade and Industry Ministry said in a statement on Friday.

They also discussed current and coming activities of the council for boosting trade exchange, particularly increasing Egypt's exports to China and setting up joint investment ventures, the statement read.

Preparations for Egypt's participation in China-Africa cooperation forum that will be held in Beijing in September were mulled during the meeting.