CAIRO – 21 July 2022: Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic announced his country’s approval to sell grain and wheat to Egypt, the Italian Nova news agency reported.
This comes after Serbia recently obtained a certificate for exporting wheat, apples, and “beef as well,” according to the country’s president.
During a joint press conference with President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi in Belgrade, Vucic said the two countries are making efforts to reach a free trade agreement by the end of the year and that he discussed cooperation in the health sector.
The Serbian president hopes, according to what was reported by the Italian Agency, to reopen the direct airline with Cairo, which was canceled due to Corona, along with the current chartered flights to Egyptian locations.
Earlier in July, Egypt’s Minister of Supply, Ali Meselhi announced that Egypt’s strategic reserve of wheat became sufficient for 7 months thanks to the shipments that were recently purchased from abroad.
The Minister added that sugar stock is sufficient for the need for domestic consumption for 7.8 months, noting that this will be followed by the harvest season of the beet and sugarcane crops.
Source: Egypt Today Magazine