Finance Minister discusses areas of cooperation and opportunities to strengthen them economically and investment-wise with Egyptian Foreign Minister

Today, Minister of Finance Dr. Yaqoub Al-Sayed Yousef Al-Rafai met with Minister of Foreign Affairs and Egyptians Abroad Dr. Badr Abdelatty, in the presence of Kuwait’s Ambassador to Egypt Ghanem Saqr Al-Ghanem, Egypt’s Ambassador to Kuwait Mohamed Jaber Abu Al-Wafa, Assistant Undersecretary for Technical Affairs and Acting Undersecretary of the Ministry of Finance Saad Al-Alawi, and a number of officials from the Ministries of Finance and Foreign Affairs and the Public Authority for Investment.

The meeting addressed the strategic and historical ties between the two friendly countries and plans to develop them in the coming period, and exchanged views on several areas of cooperation and opportunities to strengthen them in economic and investment matters, calling for the removal of all obstacles and challenges hindering cooperation. It also discussed opportunities for joint work in sectors with added value, in line with the shared interests of both sides, and highlighted recent developments in the region and their associated economic impacts, particularly regarding the freedom and security of waterways and navigation, along with key plans and visions for economic adaptation and diversification.

This meeting comes as part of the official visit being made by the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Egyptians Abroad to the State of Kuwait.