Egypt, UK explore expanded cooperation in industry, education
2026-03-25 - 20:20
Egypt’s Minister of State for Military Production, Salah Soliman Gemblat, met with British Ambassador to Cairo Mark Bryson Richardson and his accompanying delegation to discuss avenues for enhancing bilateral cooperation. During the meeting, Gemblat underscored the longstanding historical ties between Egypt and the United Kingdom, highlighting the manufacturing, technological and technical capabilities of entities affiliated with the Ministry of Military Production. He noted that discussions focused on establishing strategic partnerships between military production companies and British firms across a range of manufacturing sectors. The two sides also explored opportunities to leverage advanced computer numerical control (CNC) machinery and production lines within ministry-affiliated companies to manufacture spare parts for diverse applications. Gemblat added that the meeting addressed prospects for expanding cooperation in the education sector, particularly in light of the existing partnership between the ministry’s training arm and UK-based Pearson in technical education. In this context, both sides discussed increasing student enrolment in military production-affiliated institutions accredited by Pearson, alongside forging partnerships with British entities to transfer educational expertise. These efforts would support the application of advanced training systems at the Egyptian Academy for Engineering and Advanced Technology and the Middle Technical College, both affiliated with the ministry, contributing to the development of higher and technical education in Egypt. For his part, Richardson outlined areas where integration with military production companies could be achieved, including cooperation on development projects aimed at improving services for Egyptian citizens. He also reaffirmed the United Kingdom’s commitment to strengthening its longstanding partnership with Egypt by expanding collaboration across multiple sectors, supporting sustainable development and shared prosperity.