MFA Spokesman's Comments on the meeting between President S R Nathan and Egyptian Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif

On the meeting between President S R Nathan and Egyptian Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif, the MFA Spokesman said:

"Egyptian Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif called on President Nathan on 15 November and then proceeded with the President to the Reception to mark the 40th Anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations. It was a warm and cordial meeting. They talked about how Singapore and Egypt can further strengthen economic relations. President noted that the initialling of the Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement gives a strong signal to potential investors and others of growing prospects of business opportunities from Egypt and Singapore and the move to enhance economic cooperation. Prime Minister Nazif expressed interest in learning from Singapore, particularly in Singapore's IT polices and experiences in e-government. President welcomed the Prime Minister's interest and said that Singapore would be happy to share our experience. Minister Lee Boon Yang would follow up on this in his meeting with Egyptian Minister of Communications and Information Technology Dr Tarek Kamel today while the delegation is in Cairo. The Prime Minister had an opportunity to interact with members of the Singapore Business Federation delegation and mentioned to them of the range of opportunities for them to look at while in Cairo."

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MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS
SINGAPORE
16 NOVEMBER 2006