Assar probes with Belarussian minister joint cooperation

CAIRO, June 18 (MENA) – Minister of State for Military Production Mohamed Saeed El Assar discussed during a meeting in Minsk Tuesday with Belarus Minister of Industry Pavel Utupin and heads of Belarus’ civilian industrial companies means to deepen cooperation between Egypt and Belarus in civilian industry field.

The meeting was held on the fringe of President Abdel Fattah El Sisi’s visit to Belarus where met with the European country’s political leaders and heads of companies, said a statement issued by the ministry in Cairo .

They discussed cooperation between Egyptian companies affiliated to the Ministry and Belarus companies cooperating with Helwan Company for Engineering Industries (Factory 99), including a company working in the heavy industries domain.

The Belarus minister praised the industrial and technical technology the Egyptian ministry and its subsidiaries enjoy, expressing his country's keenness on cooperation with Egypt during the coming period including training for establishing partnership on the long run.