Ukraine aims to develop relations with Egypt

On Saturday, October 26, during his visit to Egypt, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Andrii Sybiha held bilateral talks in Cairo with Minister of Foreign Affairs, Migration and Egyptians Abroad Badr Abdel Aty.

The diplomat reminded that the history of Ukrainian-Egyptian bilateral relations had many examples of mutually beneficial cooperation in the areas of energy, food security, agriculture, engineering, tourism, and education.

He also added that the countries have a common history of success in the aerospace sector: Ukraine once manufactured the first Egyptian satellite, EgyptSat-1.

“Against this backdrop, it is regrettable to state that after the start of Russia's full-scale aggression, our political dialogue has slowed down to some extent, and bilateral cooperation does not meet its real potential. Today we have a common understanding of the need to turn this page. Ukraine is open to developing cooperation,” the minister said.

The Foreign Minister also emphasized Ukraine's readiness to resume the work of the intergovernmental joint commission, intensify the activities of the business council, and launch negotiations on a preferential trade agreement. The Minister handed over to his Egyptian counterpart a proposal for a roadmap of priority steps to develop bilateral cooperation.

The Foreign Minister thanked the Egyptian side for the hospitality and invited Minister Badr Abdel Aty to pay an official visit to Ukraine.

Earlier, we wrote that the Egyptian authorities are looking for a cheap alternative to grain from Russia. Egypt is negotiating with the Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank to provide a loan to finance the purchase of wheat from Kazakhstan.