Eng. Tarek El Molla, Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, received Dr. Cyril van Nun, German Ambassador to Cairo, in his first meeting after taking over his responsibilities in Egypt. They discussed cooperation domains concerning oil and gas industry, in light of the strong bonds and extended economic partnership relations between both countries, as well as the successful projects for oil and gas development and production.
During the meeting, they reviewed the current status of the German companies operating in Egypt; and their activities in the exploration and production domains, in addition to pointing out the project of transforming Egypt into a regional hub for oil and gas trade.

Moreover, El Molla highlighted the EU’s support to Egypt in implementing its project as a regional hub for oil and gas trade, which was clearly reflected by the European Commissioner for Energy and Climate’s visit to Egypt last year, as it witnessed signing a number of MoUs in this regard. He also affirmed the EU's financial and technical support for the project.

The meeting, as well, discussed the role of the East Mediterranean Gas Forum and its objectives, represented in fostering cooperation, partnership and coordination among member countries for achieving best economic exploitation of the gas resources in the region, as well as achieving integration between these countries in exploiting the available infrastructure and natural gas resources.