President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi agreed to entrust their government teams to start the preparation of a preferential trade agreement between the two countries. The Ukrainian president wrote about this in his official telegram channel.
According to Zelensky, during a telephone conversation the key directions of Ukrainian-Egyptian cooperation were discussed.
“He spoke with the President of Egypt Abdel Fattah al -Sisi. We managed to discuss many important topics, we will develop relations between our countries,” Zelensky wrote.
The Ukrainian leader thanked Egypt for supporting the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Ukraine.
“Egypt sees our efforts to end the war and is ready to contribute to the achievement of a fair and stable world,” he stressed.
It is noted that the parties discussed the creation of a food logistics hub in Egypt and the sphere for the development of bilateral cooperation.
“We will work on an increase in trade. We agreed to instruct our teams to start the preparation of the preferential trade agreement and hold a meeting of the joint intergovernmental commission,” concluded Zelensky.