The Egyptian Ambassador in Dublin discusses enhancing agricultural cooperation with the Irish Minister of State
Ambassador Mohamed Tharwat Slim, Ambassador of the Arab Republic of Egypt to Ireland, met with Noel Grealish, Irish Minister of State for the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, within the framework of supporting and developing bilateral cooperation between Egypt and Ireland in the fields of agriculture, food security and agricultural scientific research.
During the meeting, Ambassador Slim reviewed the broad opportunities that the Egyptian economy abounds, and the major developments witnessed by the investment environment in Egypt, especially in the agricultural sector and food supply chains, explaining what had been achieved. The launch of investment incentives and facilities in this field, and the efforts made to enhance local production and develop food industries and agricultural scientific research.
The ambassador also stressed the aspiration to intensify cooperation with Ireland and raise the level of agricultural trade exchange, in a way that achieves the common benefit of the two countries.
For his part, the Irish Minister expressed his country’s readiness to enhance agricultural cooperation with Egypt during the next stage, indicating that there is The Irish side was interested in establishing joint agricultural projects, and in this regard, he reviewed the areas in which Ireland could provide technical support and transfer its accumulated experience in the agricultural sector.
He also explained that the coming period will witness strengthening cooperation between research centers in the two countries, working to improve the quality of agricultural production, and expanding the scope of exchange of experiences between the two countries, including Ireland’s readiness to contribute to training, and provide modern agricultural techniques, and safety standards. And quality.
The Minister also welcomed the increase in agricultural trade exchange rates between the two countries, stressing the importance of benefiting from surplus agricultural production in opening new markets and expanding areas of future cooperation in this vital sector.
He stressed that Ireland sees Egypt as a strategic partner in the region, and that bilateral cooperation in the field of agriculture can constitute a role model in the areas of sustainable development and security. Food.
