Eng. Ibrahim El Araby the chairman of the Egyptian-Japanese Business Council and chairman of the General Federation of Egyptian Chambers of Commerce , was honored by Toshimitsu Motegi, Japan's Minister of Foreign Affairs, for his contribution to flourishing economic ties between Egypt and Japan through his chairmanship of the 2014 Business Council until now.

Japan's foreign minister said El-Araby played an important role in creating an appropriate investment environment between Japanese businessmen and their Egyptian counterparts through the Egyptian-Japanese business council conferences held in Cairo over the past six years.

El-Araby that said he continues to make efforts with Japanese companies to find more investment opportunities, which has increased by 70 percent since President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi 's 2015 visit to Japan.

For his part, El-Araby thanked the Japanese ambassador in Cairo, Mr Masaki Noki, who delivered the message on behalf of the Japanese foreign minister.