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President of the Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport receives Mrs Natasa Pilides the Shipping Minister to the President of Cyprus
On Wednesday, January 23, 2019, Prof. Ismail Abdel Ghaffar, President of the Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport, met Mrs Natasa Pilides, the Shipping Minister to the President of Cyprus at the headquarters of the Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport in Abukir
At the beginning of the meeting, the President of the Academy welcomed Mrs Pilides, by expressing his happiness for this visit. During the meeting, they exchanged cordial talks and they reviewed all issues of common concern .
Dr. Ismail Abdel Ghaffar presented also a brief presentation to Mrs Pilides for the Academy and the scientific and research cooperation agreements between the Academy and the major universities in over the world, as well as the exchange programs with European and American universities.
For her part, Mrs. Natasa Pilides the Shipping Minister to the President of Cyprus , thanked Dr. Ismail Abdel Ghaffar for his hospitality , as well as the great role of the Academy in the rehabilitating students scientifically and practically in the field of maritime transport.
Mrs. Natasa Pilides praised what she saw in the Academy and the large advanced facilities and expressed her pride in the visit to this distinguished educational edifice, where she visited the Planetarium Center, the Integrated Simulation Complex and the Maritime Safety Institute.
She also stressed the depth of the historical relations between Egypt and Cyprus, dating back for thousands years and that it is necessary to exchange experiences between the two countries, especially in the field of maritime transport.
At the end of the meeting, the President of the Academy presented a commemorative shield to Mrs. Pilides on the occasion of her visit to the Academy, wishing her and for her country all of success.