SHARM EL-SHEIKH: The president of the Islamic Development Bank Group Dr. Mohammed Sulaiman Al-Jasser met Egypt’s Minister of Planning and Economic Development Dr. Hala El-Said in Sharm El-Sheikh, the Saudi Press Agency reported.
Their meeting was on the sidelines of the group’s 47th annual meeting, which is being held under the patronage of Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi in the Red Sea resort until June 4.
El-Said, who is also the chair of the group's board of governors, emphasized Egypt's keenness on the success of the annual meetings and the interest of all Egyptian state agencies in supporting the meeting’s participants.
“These meetings would be an opportunity to deepen relations between member states and expand areas of joint cooperation,” El-Said added.
She expressed Egypt's interest in the success of the private sector business forum, which will take place during the IDB annual conference. It will include representatives from significant corporations and the business community at the local, regional, and worldwide levels.
This was consistent with the Egyptian government's goal of strengthening ties with the business sector, said El-Said.
Al-Jasser thanked Egypt for hosting the IDB annual meeting and praised the organization for its excellent performance and facilities provided to attendees.
He affirmed the group's desire to expand cooperation with Egypt in all fields, saying the bank's regional office in Cairo reflected its desire to deepen cooperation with Egypt and to be the focal point of the bank's activities in its regional environment.
