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Al-Mashat, Civil Aviation Minister Discuss Boosting Cooperation


Tue 13 Oct 2020 | 01:04 PM
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Minister of International Cooperation, Dr. Rania Al-Mashat met on Tuesday with Minister of Civil Aviation, Pilot Muhammad Manar.

The meeting discussed cooperation with multilateral and bilateral development partners to support financing projects in the civil aviation sector and establish an investment zone in the vicinity of Cairo International Airport.

Pilot Montaser Manna, Deputy Minister of Aviation, and Ms. Amani Metwally, Head of the Civil Aviation Support and Development Fund had also attended the meeting.

The meeting comes within the framework of the Ministry of Civil Aviation's plan to develop the civil aviation system, which was approved by the Egyptian state to upgrade this important facility and discuss aspects of joint cooperation with international partners through the Ministry of International Cooperation.

Al Mashat affirmed that the aviation sector is one of the important sectors to support and develop the national economy, pointing out to the ministry’s mandate to coordinate between the Ministry of Aviation and all development partners to provide the required financing for development projects within the framework of the National Development Agenda 2030.

She added that the role of the ministry of international cooperation is to strengthen economic diplomacy through three pillars: regularly organizing multistakeholder platforms to coordinate with all development partners, the Global Partnerships Narrative: People, Projects and Purpose to highlight the impact of international cooperation on Egypt’s development, and ODA SDG mapping to align all projects with the 17 Sustainable Development Goals.

On his part, Pilot Mohamed Manar, Minister of Civil Aviation, praised the role played by the ministry in coordinating with the Ministry of Aviation to facilitate its communication with development partners regarding development projects in the sector.

He added that the Ministry of Aviation is keen to contribute to increasing investment in the country.

It is worth mentioning that the funding portfolio provided by the Ministry of International Cooperation, from development partners, for projects in the civil aviation sector amounts to about $ 225.7 million.