On April 6, Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine (CDTO) Dmytro Senik conducted talks with Deputy Minister of International Cooperation of Egypt Sherihan Bekhit.

The parties agreed that our countries have great opportunities to develop industries, energy, agriculture, tourism, and IT cooperation. Dmytro Senik pointed out Ukraine's readiness to strengthen cooperation with Egypt in trade and investment, as well as seek ways to promote Ukraine’s products on Africa countries' markets.

The parties also discussed the preparations for holding the next meeting of the Intergovernmental Joint Commission in Cairo.

In the framework of his working visit to Egypt, Dmytro Senik also met with Secretary General of the Federation of Egyptian Chambers of Commerce Dr. Alaa Ezz.

The Deputy Foreign Minister and the Secretary General discussed attracting new investments into the economy of Ukraine, confirmed the willingness to intensify B2B contacts between Ukrainian and Egyptian companies, including the signing of a Memorandum of Cooperation between the Council of Exporters and Investors at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine and the Federation of Egyptian Chambers of Commerce.

The Ukrainian diplomat also met with the Egyptian Space Agency Head Dr. Mohamed El Koosy.

The parties welcomed the positive experience of Ukrainian-Egyptian cooperation in the peaceful use of outer space, in particular, the 2007 launch of the first Egyptian satellite "EgyptSat-1"  built jointly with Ukraine’s «Yuzhnoye State Design Office».

Dmytro Senik and Dr. Mohamed El Koosy agreed to give momentum to a memorandum on space industry cooperation between the two countries.