Egypt takes part in IMO elections to maintain membership

An Egyptian delegation headed by Transport Minister Kamel al-Wazir is set to take part in International Maritime Organization (IMO) Council elections tomorrow in London.

The delegation includes Major General Ayman Saleh, Head of the Maritime Transport Sector, Ismail Abdel-Ghaffar, President of the Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport of the Arab League, and a number of chairmen of the Egyptian Maritime Chambers.

Egypt is participating in the election to maintain its membership for the third time after it had won the category C membership of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Council, for the years 2018-2019, with 133 of 160 votes.

al-Wazir is also heading a door-knock mission to the UK from November 27 to 29, organised by the British Egyptian Business Association (BEBA). The mission encompasses Egyptian Minister of Finance Mohamed Maait, Minister of International Cooperation and Investment Sahar Nasr, and Transport Minister Kamel al-Wazir. It will also include Yehia Zaki, chairman of the Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZone); former deputy prime minister Ziad Bahaa El-Din, as well as CEOs of major Egyptian companies.