Cairo – During a visit to Egypt, yesterday the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry Maurizio Martina had a long interview with the Egyptian Minister of Agriculture, Adel El-Beltagy Tawfik. The ministers took stock of the excellent relations between the two countries in the field of development cooperation, particularly in the field of Agriculture and Rural Development, which has a portfolio of initiatives worth a total of over €50 million. The two also signed a specific memorandum of understanding to provide an operational framework for the promotion and development of new and expanded partnerships between Italian and Egyptian food operators, as well as to strengthen the exchange of information and experiences between agricultural research institutes. (9Colonne)
