"Egyptian-Belgian" Talks to Develop Investment, Boost Trade Exchange

The Minister of Investment and Foreign Trade Hassan El-Khatib concluded his visit to the Belgian capital Brussels with a meeting with the head of the Belgian Foreign Trade Agency, Didier Malherbe to discuss ways to strengthen trade and investment relations between Egypt and Belgium.

During the meeting, the minister stressed the importance of joint work to increase the volume of trade between the two countries, which last year amounted to about 2.1 billion euros, in cooperation with the Belgian agency and investment and trade agencies in the three Belgian provinces.

The minister pointed out that high-level visits between Egypt and Belgium witnessed great momentum during the last period, especially the visit of the Egyptian president to Brussels in February 2022, and the visit of the Prime Minister in October 2023.