CAIRO -28 October 2021: Egypt will sign an agreement during the TransMEA2021 exhibition for the rehabilitation, maintenance, development and modernization of (23) trains for the first line of the Cairo Metro, in cooperation with the Spanish company CAF and the Japanese Mitsubishi, according to Minister of Transport, Kamel Al-Wazir. This came during the minister’s meeting with Ambassador Noki Masaki, the Ambassador of Japan in Cairo, on the occasion of the end of his tenure in Egypt. Masaki also praised the fruitful cooperation with the Egyptian Minister of Transport in implementing a number of joint projects that serve the Egyptian citizen, especially the fourth metro line project, which is being implemented according to the planned schedule. He pointed out that work in all sectors of the Ministry of Transport is progressing very quickly and a great achievement, hoping that he will attend the opening of the fourth metro line upon completion of its implementation. The minister pointed out that the maritime transport sector in Egypt is witnessing comprehensive development to reach the larger goal, which is to transform Egypt into a center for global trade and logistics, and there are many investment opportunities in this sector, whether container terminals, general cargo, or in the field of commercial ships.
