Dr. Badr Abdelatty:
- We take pride in our strategic relations with Eritrea and seek to enhance cooperation across all fields.
- Egypt fully supports Eritrea’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.
Dr. Mohamed Farid Saleh:
- Leveraging the AfCFTA will enhance Egyptian products’ access to the Eritrean market.
- Strengthening communication between the two countries’ business communities is key to increasing joint investments.
The meeting comes ahead of Dr. Mohamed Farid Saleh’s departure to Washington, D.C., to participate in the 2026 Annual Meetings of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund, and to hold a series of meetings with global companies to encourage increased investment in Egypt.
On Monday, April 13, Dr. Badr Abdelatty, Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Egyptian Expatriates (MFA Minister), and Dr. Mohamed Farid Saleh, Minister of Investment and Foreign Trade (MIFT Minister), met with Mr. Hagos Gebrehiwet, Economic Adviser to the President of Eritrea, and Mr. Nesredin Saleh, Eritrea’s Minister of Trade and Industry, to discuss means for strengthening bilateral cooperation.
Minister Abdelatty reaffirmed Egypt’s pride in its longstanding strategic relations with Eritrea and its commitment to advancing bilateral cooperation across various fields—particularly in economic, investment, trade, industrial, and development sectors—in a manner that supports Eritrea’s national development efforts and fulfills the aspirations of both brotherly peoples.
He also underscored Egypt’s full support for the sovereignty, unity, and territorial integrity of Eritrea, stressing the importance of building on the outcomes of high-level mutual visits and continuing consultation and coordination between the two countries to enhance trade exchange and encourage joint investments. He further emphasized Egypt’s readiness to provide all forms of technical support and capacity building in priority sectors, including industry, trade, and infrastructure, alongside supporting the participation of Egyptian private sector companies in the Eritrean market, thereby contributing to Eritrea’s economic development and advancing regional integration.
On his part, Dr. Mohamed Farid Saleh emphasized Egypt’s commitment to deepening investment and trade partnerships with Eritrea in light of the promising opportunities offered by the Eritrean market. He highlighted the importance of strengthening communication between the business communities of both countries to drive joint investments and increase trade exchange, stressing the need to capitalize on continental frameworks—foremost among them the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA)—to enhance the access of Egyptian products to Eritrean and regional markets.
In the same context, MFA Minister emphasized the importance of supporting Egyptian companies operating in the Eritrean market and expanding opportunities for Egyptian exports, noting the effective role of Egypt’s private sector companies in implementing priority development projects for the Eritrean side, in a way that supports comprehensive development efforts and meets the aspirations of both nations.
The meeting also witnessed an exchange of views on several regional issues of mutual interest, foremost among them developments in Sudan. Both sides agreed on the necessity of preserving Sudan’s unity and territorial integrity, supporting its national institutions, rejecting the establishment of parallel entities, and advancing an inclusive Sudanese-led political process to bring the conflict to an end.
The two sides further discussed security challenges in the Red Sea, affirming that the security and governance of the Red Sea remain an inherent and exclusive responsibility of the littoral states, as the primary stakeholders in maintaining its stability and security.
This meeting comes shortly before Dr. Mohamed Farid Saleh’s departure to Washington D.C. to participate in the 2026 Annual Meetings of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund, where he is also scheduled to hold a series of meetings with major international companies to promote increased investment in Egypt.
