Kazakhstan
Khairat Sharif said that Egypt is a strategic partner for his country in the Middle East and North Africa region.
This came in the minister's speech delivered on her behalf by Ibrahim Al-Sigini, Assistant Minister of Trade and Industry for Economic Affairs during the activities of the Egyptian-Kazakh Business Forum.
He also ordered removing all obstacles facing investors doing business in the governorate.
Gamea called on Egyptian and Kazakh businessmen to carry out promising projects that contribute to serving both countries.
The meeting tackled means to implement the agreement reached between both countries, according to a statement of the Kazakh embassy in Cairo on Thursday.
Both individuals are Libyan while the companies are based in Turkey, Jordan, and Kazkhstan and operate in the maritime and aviation sectors.
Kazakhstan's Ambassador in Cairo Arman Isagaliev has hailed initiatives launched by Al Azhar to strengthen dialogue among religions and civilizations, as well as to qualify Kazakh religious cadres.
The number of Kazakh tourists visiting Egypt increased by 25 fold and trade exchange between both countries was doubled, Kazakh Ambassador in Cairo Arman Isagaliev said.
The US space agency NASA scrapped Monday a planned historic spacewalk by two women astronauts.
An Egyptian mission is visiting Kazakhstan to have talks with senior officials on economic cooperation opportunities in the fields of trade and investment.
Egypt launched, Thursday, EgyptSat-A spacecraft from Kazakhstan's 'Baikonur Cosmodrome' space port, according to the state’s National television.
The Egyptian exports represent 80 percent of the trade exchange volume between both countries.
The talks touched on increasing Kazakh exports to Egypt and resuming the supply of wheat and other agricultural products, the Kazakh Embassy in Egypt said in a statement Friday.
Kazakhstan sentenced two men accused of killing celebrated Olympic figure skater Denis Ten to 18 years in a penal colony Thursday but his family was unhappy, claiming his murder was ordered and there were "other figures involved."
A total of 223 Russian tourists arrived in Sharm el-Sheikh Monday on a flight from Kazakhstan, as a flight from the city of Taraz is scheduled to land in the Red Sea resort every week, carrying mainly Russian holidaymakers.
President of the Muslim Council of Elders Ahmed el Tayyeb embarked Monday on an official visit to Kazakhstan leading a delegation of leading Azhar scholars.
Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry met Kazakhstan’s Minister of Social Development Darkhan Kaletayev; both ministers discussed means to develop bilateral relations.
The minister of agriculture discussed on Thursday with the ambassador of Kazakhastan in Cairo ways to boost bilateral cooperation in the field of agriculture.
A Canadian accused of helping Russian intelligence agents break into accounts as part of a massive 2014 data breach at Yahoo was sentenced to five years in prison.
Kazakhstan's Samal Yeslyamova scooped a surprise award for best actress at the Cannes film festival.
