Hungary ships 250K doses of AstraZeneca vaccine to Egypt

CAIRO – 26 October 2021: Hungary is granting Egypt 250,000 doses of AstraZeneca vaccine. The donation was announced during President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi's visit to the country on October 11-13.

Egyptian Ambassador to Budapest Mohamed al-Shenawy attended the shipping process of the doses Tuesday saying that the coming period is expected to include further bilateral cooperation between both countries.

During a meeting with Hungarian President János Áder in Budapest, Sisi stressed that Hungarian companies have great potentials to invest in Egypt and make use of the modern infrastructure in the country to increase their investments in Africa, Presidential Spokesman Bassam Rady said.

The Egyptian people welcome Hungarian investments and are keen to see the European country increase its business in Egypt, Sisi said.

Áder, for his part, praised the great development projects being established in Egypt in various fields.

Hungary is keen to support Egypt in its development efforts through exchanging expertise and joint investments, he said.