Belarus, Egypt discuss industrial cooperation, assembly plants

Belarusian Ambassador to Russia Dmitry Krutoi met with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Arab Republic of Egypt to the Russian Federation Nazih El Naggary, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian diplomatic mission.

"The parties highlighted the friendly and constructive nature of the Belarusian-Egyptian relations, and welcomed the growth of trade between the two countries. They also outlined the ways of developing trade and economic cooperation between Belarus and Egypt, including through industrial cooperation, and setting up of assembly plants. Promoting cooperation in agriculture was also on the agenda of the meeting," the press service said.

The parties noted the importance of contacts between representatives of the business communities of the two countries for trade promotion.

"The Belarusian ambassador also informed his Egyptian counterpart about the upcoming international exhibitions in Minsk: Otdykh 2023 in tourism and "Belagro" agriculture, and invited Egypt to participate in them," the diplomatic mission added.