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Egypt: Overseas Trade

Asked by Abtisam MohamedLabourForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled Answered 27 January 2025UIN 23989

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department is negotiating a new UK-Egypt Association Agreement.

Answered by Mr Hamish Falconer

The UK and Egypt are not negotiating a new Association Agreement. The UK and Egypt have a strong bilateral trade relationship under the existing UK-Egypt Association Agreement. There are multiple mechanisms contained in the Agreement which will allow the UK and Egypt to enhance their overall trading relationship, as well as commitments to consider further liberalisation and provision for Ministerial meetings.

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