CAIRO, March 10 (MENA) - Minister of Foreign Affairs, Emigration and Egyptian Expatriates Badr Abdelatty stressed that Egypt is moving steadily towards upgrading its economic performance, thus boosting the national economy's competitiveness.

This also contributes to empowering the private sector, rallying up more foreign direct investments and opening new markets for Egyptian exports, according to him.

Abdelatty made the remarks during a meeting on Monday with leaderships and members of the foreign ministry's economic department.

This fell within the framework of following up on work in various departments of the ministry to ensure commitment to the priorities of the Egyptian foreign policies in different fields.

Abdelatty reiterated that the economic dimension represented a top priority for the ministry.

He gave instructions on the importance of buttressing the state's efforts to increase new and renewable energy share, turn Egypt into a regional center for importing and exporting energy and promoting Egypt as a leading logistics center at the international level.

The meeting reviewed efforts exerted for promoting the Egyptian economy, supporting the economic reform program through cooperation with international institutions in addition to luring investments and bolstering the state's strategic infrastructure potential.

Within this context, the minister underlined the importance of continued coordination with relevant national bodies to prop up the efforts exerted by promoting the Egyptian economy, and promising opportunities through Egyptian embassies and missions abroad.

Concerning multilateral economic cooperation, the meeting reviewed Egypt's participation in relevant forums, including preparations for the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4).

Moreover, it highlighted how Egypt has become an active member in the BRICS since the start of 2024.

Abdelatty emphasized the importance of promoting the priorities of Egypt and developing countries in various forums in accordance with Egypt Vision 2030. (MENA)
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