Egypt and Congo discuss strengthening cooperation in tourism, culture, and heritage protection

Written by Ziad Abdel Fattah:

Ambassador Iman Yaqout, Ambassador of the Republic Egypt The Minister of Culture and Tourism of the Republic of Congo, Jean-Claude Jacquos, following his assumption of the culture and tourism portfolio within the new government, to discuss ways to enhance bilateral cooperation in the fields of culture and tourism.

The Egyptian Ambassador congratulated the Congolese Minister on assuming his new position, and also congratulated him on the occasion of the opening of the Congolese National Museum last May, emphasizing Egypt's aspiration to strengthen mutual tourism and receive more Congolese tourist delegations in the coming period.

Cairo is keen to broaden its horizons of cooperation.

The ambassador affirmed Cairo's keenness to expand the horizons of cooperation with the Republic of the Congo in the cultural and tourism fields, which contributes to strengthening bilateral relations and exchanging expertise between the two countries.

For his part, the Congolese Minister of Culture and Tourism, Jean Claude Jacquossot, expressed his great appreciation for Egyptian civilization, its ancient history, and its cultural heritage, affirming his country's keenness to enhance cooperation with Egypt, and to benefit from its leading expertise in museum management and operation, cultural heritage preservation, and the protection and restoration of archaeological artifacts, in addition to building the capacities of Congolese cadres in these fields.

It is mentioned that Jean-Claude Jacquot previously served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs for the Republic of the Congo in the previous government, before being tasked with the Ministry of Culture and Tourism in the new cabinet.

In a related context, the Democratic Republic of Congo opened a second Ebola treatment center in North Kivu. The center, with a capacity of 20 beds, aims to improve specialized care and reduce the strain on local health facilities.

The Minister of Health for North Kivu province commented on the inauguration, saying: This Ebola treatment center is the second modular center to be built in our province, North Kivu.

We have an Ebola treatment center in Katwa, and this new center is at Beni General Hospital. And of course, according to our plans, more Ebola treatment centers and transit centers will be built.

We are still at the beginning. All of this is in our people's interest because when people get sick, it is the government's responsibility to protect its citizens.

Beni, where the new center is located, also recorded its first Ebola recovery, a patient discharged in late June, a rare positive achievement in the country's battle against the outbreak.