Portuguese FM meets with Nasr, Kabil, Shoukry

Portuguese FM meets with Nasr, Kabil, Shoukry: Portuguese Foreign Minister Augusto Silva discussed economic cooperation with Investment Minister Sahar Nasr and Trade and Industry Minister Tarek Kabil in Cairo yesterday, official statements from both ministries said. Both countries are looking to set up a joint business council and Silva said hinted at the possibility of Portuguese electric car maker setting up shop in Egypt. An Egyptian textile industry is also planning to visit Portugal soon..

On Thursday Silva and Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry inaugurated the two countries’ first joint committee, according to a ministry statement, witnessing the signing of five MoUs in the areas of tourism, youth and sports, international archiving and air services, as well as between the Portuguese Institute of Camões and the Egypt Agency for Development Partnerships.