Egypt’s Minister of Agriculture and Land Reclamation El-Sayed El-Quseir discussed during a meeting in Cairo Oct. 18 with his Gabonese counterpart, Charles Mve Ella, the need to boost bilateral cooperation in various agricultural fields.

According to a statement published by the Ministry of Agriculture, Quseir stressed during the meeting the Egyptian government's support for Gabon, in implementation of the directives issued by President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi to support African countries across all fields related to the agricultural sector, namely food security and self-sufficiency.

Quseir indicated, according to the statement, that African countries are currently in dire need of cooperation and integration, especially amid global challenges such as the Russian-Ukrainian crisis and climatic changes that have significantly impacted the agricultural sector.

The two ministers also agreed to accelerate the drafting of a proposed memorandum of understanding in the field of fisheries. The discussions also covered establishing a joint fish farm allowing the transfer to Gabon of modern agriculture technologies and the formation of a joint agricultural technical committee to implement and follow up on the reached agreements.