Egypt’s FM meets number of Congolese businessmen in Kinshasa

CAIRO- 21 November 2024: Egypt’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Badr Abdelatty, accompanied by a high-level delegation of Egyptian businessmen, met with a number of Congolese businessmen in the capital Kinshasa, on the sidelines of his visit to the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

The meeting aimed at discussing ways to enhance economic and trade cooperation between the two countries, in a way that achieves common interests and reflects the historical and fraternal relations between the two countries.

Ambassador Tamim Khilaf, the official spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, stated that Minister Abdelatty stressed during the meeting Egypt's interest in strengthening economic partnerships with African countries, believing that achieving sustainable development on the continent must be achieved through a real partnership between African countries, pointing to the great potential enjoyed by Egypt and the Democratic Republic of the Congo and providing promising opportunities to deepen joint cooperation in many fields.

Minister Abdel Aati also reviewed the experiences of Egyptian companies in the fields of infrastructure, energy, construction and building, pointing to Egypt's success in implementing major projects in a number of African countries, such as the Julius Nyerere Hydroelectric Dam in Tanzania.

Abdelatty on Thursday held a round of political consultations with his DR Congolese counterpart Therese Wagner at the beginning of his visit to Kinshasa.

The consultations focused on ways to enhance bilateral cooperation in various fields, including trade and investment, as well as regional and international issues of mutual concern, according to an official press release.

The visit shows Egypt's commitment to boosting its historical relations with DR Congo, based on mutual respect, fraternity, and joint efforts to develop a strategic partnership that serves the interests of both countries, Abdelatty said.

He described DR Congo as one of the leading African countries benefiting from Egyptian aid, technical cooperation programs, and capacity-building initiatives provided by the Egyptian Agency for Partnership for Development (EAPD), the Cairo International Center for Conflict Resolution, Peacekeeping, and Peacebuilding (CCCPA), along with scholarships available for Congolese students to study at Egyptian universities and institutes.

The two ministers also discussed enhancing economic and investment cooperation and increasing collaboration between investors from both countries, as well as launching an Egyptian-Congolese Business Forum to boost trade and investment relations.