Assar probes with Chinese amb joint cooperation

CAIRO, Aug 7 (MENA) - Minister of State for Military Production Mohamed Saeed El Assar discussed on Wednesday with Chinese Ambassador to Egypt Liao Liqiang means to boost cooperation between Egypt and China.

A statement issued by the Ministry of Military Production said the two sides reiterated the importance of cooperation between military production companies and Chinese firms in various domains in a way that would benefit the two sides.

They also discussed cooperation in the fields of manufacturing electric cars, establishment of a complex for producing solar energy panels, projects for solar energy and infrastructure, transfer of technology of smart water, gas, electricity meters.

The meeting touched on means to open new fruitful cooperation in manufacturing household appliances, optical fibers and security devices along with cooperation in technical and vocational training and defensive and civilian industries in line with the most up-to-date technologies.

The Chinese ambassador, for his part, praised the potentials and expertise of the Military Production Ministry and Egypt's interest in issuing laws for investment, trade and industry contributing to attracting more international companies to invest in Egypt.

The Chinese diplomat expressed happiness over cooperation between Chinese companies and the military production firms to encourage more Chinese companies to launch joint partnerships with the military production ministry.

They agreed to exchange visits by technical delegations from the ministry and Chinese companies to pave the way for more future successes.