The two sides also reviewed the latest operational and maintenance practices in anticipation of the Central Business District's launch and explored avenues to strengthen their collaboration within the robust Egypt-China relationship.
The meeting was attended by Egypt's Ambassador to China,
Khaled Nazmy, and officials from both the Ministry of Housing and CSCEC.
At the outset, Chairman Zheng of CSCEC welcomed Minister
El-Sherbiny and his delegation, underscoring Egypt's significance as a partner
for the company in the Middle East and North Africa. He highlighted the
substantial advancements in their cooperation with Egypt in recent years and
reaffirmed CSCEC's commitment to ongoing collaboration with both Egypt and the
Ministry of Housing.
Zheng Xuexuan stated that President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi was
briefed last year on the status of the Central Business District and the
Downtown Towers projects, providing directives on their execution with an
emphasis on quality. He emphasized that these collaborative projects would be
architectural and historical landmarks, with the Central Business District and
Downtown Towers holding great importance for Egypt.
Zheng Xuexuan further noted that the partnership would be
fruitful and mutually beneficial, leveraging shared expertise, and expressed a
desire for increased cooperation to establish their projects as distinguished
symbols for both nations.
Minister of Housing Sherif El-Sherbiny expressed his
anticipation for partnerships and alliances with the Arab Contractors Company
(Osman Ahmed Osman & Co.), one of their key implementing arms. He proposed
that a collaboration between CSCEC and the Arab Contractors could form a
powerful alliance capable of undertaking numerous projects, particularly across
the African continent.
The Minister also conveyed his gratitude to the officials of
CSCEC and their Egyptian partners, including EnCom Company, for their ongoing
efforts and cooperation.
During the meeting, they reviewed the company's work in the
sector of operation, management, and maintenance of towers. The Chairman of
CSCEC stated, "We have a specialized subsidiary for this, and we look
forward to cooperating with the Ministry of Housing in operation and
maintenance projects, not only in the Central Business District project but
also in a number of other projects in the area.
Engineer Sherif El-Sherbiny commended the decision of the Chairman of CSCEC to agree to an alliance with the Arab Contractors Company, saying, "We are ready now to activate this. Regarding investment opportunities, we have opportunities to establish industrial zones in the new cities, as well as tourism projects, and we have confidence in your company's capabilities to establish new cooperative ventures."