Mr. / Ashraf Salman, Minister of Investment and Tuula Yrjölä Ambassador of Finland in

Egypt discussed ways of enhancing trade and economic cooperation between the two

countries through organizing the upcoming visit of a delegation consisting of Finnish

companies scheduled to visit Egypt during the coming month of June.

The delegation includes a number of businessmen and investors to discuss investment

opportunities in different activities, such as waste management and energy production by

different means, advanced technology and textile industries and technical education and

skills development, construction and other fields.

For her part, the Ambassador said that her country's interest is the development of

economic relations and investment with Egypt by doubling the investments for the benefit

of both countries, stressing the desire of investment delegation to meet with Egyptian

partners.