Egypt’s & Turkish’s ICT Ministers Due To Discuss New Partnerships

Eng. Atef Helmy, Egypt’s Information and Communication Technology Minister will be meeting with the Turkish Minister of Transport and Communication, Binali Yildirim on the sidelines of  GSMA Mobile World Congress which will be held in Barcelona, Spain starting from 25 to 28 February, 2013.
The meeting will discuss promoting the technological cooperation opportunities between the two countries, an official source from Egypt’s ICT ministry, who refused to mention his name, told in a phone call to Turkish Anadolu News Agency.

He said the two parties shall discuss making more partnerships between Egypt and Turkey seeking to boost the country’s export opportunities and discover new and diverse markets.

Egypt will take part in GSMA Mobile World Congress which will is organized by World Federation for GSMA operators. Egypt will participate within an official delegation headed by the ICT Minister, including 17 Egyptian technological firms.

Moreover, Egypt’s ICT Ministry said in a press conference, the Minister Eng. Atef Helmy is scheduled to meet with Spain’s Minister of Communication and Information Society, the Deputy European Commission, along with members of the Economic Forum, and a delegation of Catalonia Government.

Furthermore, many international institutions will be participating Mobile World Congress’s event such as the United Nations (UN), the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) ,the European Union (EU), the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), alongside many other regional organizations.