EGYPT: South Korea’s Minister of Land, Infrastructure & Transport Noh Hyeong Ouk visited Egypt from February 23 to 25 to discuss bilateral co-operation on rail, metro and smart city projects.
Noh met Minister of Transport Kamel El-Wazir to discuss financing for the localisation of the production of Hyundai Rotem trains for Cairo metro lines 2 and 3, and potential future opportunities including hydrogen trams.
Noh said South Korea had selected Egypt as a priority official development assistance partner for 2021-25, and Korean companies are actively seeking projects to participate in.
