Sisi to chair Ethiopian-Egyptian Business Council Meeting Next Week

Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi will chair a meeting for the Ethiopian-Egyptian Business Council (EEBC), scheduled for Tuesday, March 24, 2015.

Ahmed Zayed – Head of Economic Relations Committee at EEBC – revealed that a delegation of Egyptian businessmen will accompany President Sisi in his visit to Ethiopia.

The visit aims to discuss multiple topics, notably the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, in addition to commercial, investment and water relations, he added.

During his visit, Sisi is expected to reveal plans to establish an Egyptian industrial zone in Ethiopia, and to inaugurate the EEBC forum, and make a tour to a number of Egyptian projects in Ethiopia.