Shoukry meets Japanese counterpart in Cairo

Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry met yesterday with his Japanese counterpart, Taro Kono, to discuss economic and political cooperation between the two countries, according to a ministry statement. He invited Kono to attend the opening of the Grand Egyptian Museum, the construction of which was funded largely through Japanese loans. Shoukry and Kono’s meeting came ahead of their participation in the Arab-Japanese dialogue session at the Arab League, Ahram Gate reports.