By NNN-IRNA
Cairo : Egyptian Minister of Commerce Rashid Muhammad Rashid has announced here that his country intends to buy wheat from Iran.
At the signing of a letter of understanding Sunday along with visiting Iranian Minister of Industry Ali-Akbar Mehrabian, Rashid said his country is a major importer of wheat and has invited Iran’s deputy minister of commerce to discuss the purchase of Iran’s wheat.
The document, signed by the ministers, is aimed at upgrading bilateral relations. The Egyptian minister referred to a new chapter in bilateral relations when signing the document.
The two ministers earlier held talks on the expansion of bilateral economic relations.