Cairo Chamber’s Board of Directors, headed by Engineer Ibrahim Mahmoud Al Araby met Mr. Edmund

banariti the Foreign Minister of the Republic of Albania and Mr. Naudidomi  the Albanian Ambassador in

Cairo.  the two sides discussed ways of strengthening Egyptian - Albanian trade and economic relations

during the next period.

    Al Araby confirmed during the joint meeting that the coming period will witness the organization of

exhibitions and seminars in Egypt and Albania to study projects which increase the bilateral trade

between the two countries, also stressed the need to create shared entities between Egyptian

businessmen and their counterparts in Albania to support the economic relations, and Increasing the

trade exchange during the coming period.

 . He added that the two sides should take advantage of this meeting in developing and revitalizing

Business dealings among companies in all sectors. Besides each side should attempt to overcome

the obstacles that could be facing the other side.

Al Araby referred during the meeting to the important role of the Cairo Chamber of Commerce  since

its founding in 1913 as the first chamber of commerce in Egypt, where it has about 450 thousand

trader-members ; as it is concerned with  organizing the various commercial devisions and working

to resolve the problems inside or outside Egypt.it  always strives to find opportunities for integrated

collaboration with their counterparts from Arab and foreign chambers to reach the highest levels of trade.

Mr. Ali Shukri - Deputy Chairman of the Cairo Chamber confirmed that this meeting represents

an important factor in supporting Egyptian- Albanian trade relations in the coming period noting that

the meeting is successful and fruitful by all standards for both parties, and we will take advantage

of this meeting to open joint areas of cooperation and attracting Albanian investments to the Egyptian

market in the next stage. Shukri added that the chamber will try to turn this meeting into practice

to activate Egyptian- Albanian relations, especially that Albania is considered promising country

and deserves attention. The chamber will try to strongly exist in Albanian markets in the future and

To be the lead Chamber of Commerce through its members in exporting Egyptian final products

to them bearing in mind that these products will penetrate the European market.

For his part, Edmund banariti said that the coming stage will witness facilities in all economic actions

between Egypt and Albania,particularly regarding Getting travel visas to Albania.

 He added that Albania would like to benefit from the Egyptian expertise in various economic fields,

especially in the agricultural sector, by which Egypt is characterized, pointing out that Albania has spaces

and vast pastures, which can be invested in many fields through cooperation with the Egyptian side,

He stressed also the need of coordination among Egyptian businessmen and their Albanian

counterparts to increase trade relations in the coming period.

The meeting is included besides Eng. Ibrahim Al Araby  and Mr. Ali Shukri ,

Mr. Basha Idris - Treasurer Assistant,Mr. Atef Ashmouni- the general secretary, and the board members

 Major General Salah al- Abd ,Mr.Syed Nawawi and Mr. Sameh Zaki.