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Egypt, Algeria to Develop Strategic Partnership


Fri 01 Jul 2022 | 02:44 PM
Ahmad El-Assasy

Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly, declared on Thursday that his nation is committed to "moving bilateral relations with Algeria to a progressive strategic partnership," and Ayman Benabderrahmane, the prime minister of Algeria, concurred, saying that "the capabilities of the two countries, if integrated, can make miracles."

The ninth meeting of the Higher Egyptian-Algerian Committee, which was conducted after an eight-year break, was presided over by the two officials on Thursday. The committee last convened in 2014 in Cairo.

Also inaugurating the Egyptian-Algerian businessmen's forum were Madbouly and Benabderrahmane.

Ministers and officials from Egypt and Algeria, including those in charge of energy, higher education, housing, and trade, were present at the sessions.

Madbouly argued that the group need to meet frequently, particularly in light of the high priority Presidents Abdel Fattah El-Sisi and Abdelmadjid Tebboune of Algeria place on strengthening collaboration among Arab countries.

The Egyptian prime minister emphasised the value of enhancing the two nations' reliance on the private sector. Benabderrahmane declared that he shares Madbouly's opinion that it is crucial to work toward achieving integration between the two sides.

The joint committee with Egypt was the first one Algeria has convened with any nation since the coronavirus pandemic began, and the Algerian prime minister was delightful with this fact.

He reaffirmed "the significance of the private sector's role in furthering collaboration between the two countries, the necessity of working toward the opening of a regular shipping line between Egypt and Algeria, and on strengthening bilateral cooperation in the fields of food, medical, and energy."

He claimed that Algeria will have all the amenities for Egyptian investors.

The Egyptian prime minister, on his part, called for increasing trade between Egypt and Algeria, claiming that the existing level of trade is "not in line with the production and export capacities of our two countries and the needs of their markets."

Madbouly emphasised the significance of establishing fresh commercial lines to ease the movement of commodities between the two nations in lieu of the land route that goes through Libya given the ongoing unrest there.