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UNIDO and Japan to support Egypt with alternative approach to single-use plastics production and consumption
VIENNA, 9 March 2021 – Masaki Noke, Ambassador of Japan to Egypt, and Bassel El Khatib, Director and UNIDO Representative of the Regional Hub in Egypt, have signed an exchange of notes as a joint commitment to promote circular economy practices in Egypt’s single-use plastics value chain in order to reduce plastic waste leaking into the environment.
The signing ceremony was witnessed by Rania Al-Mashat, Minister of International Cooperation, Yasmine Fouad, Minister of Environment, and Nevine Gamea, Minister of Trade and Industry, as well as a number of other senior governmental officials.
Egypt in talks to export grapes & pomegranates to Japan
Egypt’s Minister
of Agriculture and Land Reclamation Al-Sayed el-Quseir has been discussing the prospects for agricultural cooperation between his country and Japan with Japanese ambassador in Cairo, Masaki Noke.
In a statement he said that Egyptian-Japanese relations have seen a great leap during the recent period, indicating that Egyptian citrus fruits are currently invading the Japanese markets, and negotiations are underway on exporting grapes and pomegranates to Japan.
El-Quseir spoke with Masaki Noke about cooperation regarding agricultural mechanization, value chains in the field of agricultural products and related activities, modernization of irrigation methods and the development of agricultural exports.