Wednesday March 9, Tajik President Emomali Rahmon arrived in Cairo, the capital of the Arab Republic of Egypt.

The Tajik president’s official website says high-ranking representatives of the Government of the Arab Republic of Egypt warmly and sincerely welcomed Emomali Rahmon at the Cairo International Airport.

As part of the visit, Emomali Rahmon yesterday visited the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization (NMEC) located in the ancient city of Fustat, now part of Cairo.

Rahmon visits NMEC.

The National Museum of Egyptian Civilization is a large museum (490,000 square meters), which displays a collection of 50,000 artefacts, presenting Egyptian civilization from prehistoric times to the present day.

The thematic areas are the following: Dawn of Civilization; the Nile; Writing; State and Society; Material Culture; Beliefs and Thinking; and the Gallery of Royal Mummies. 

Yesterday, Tajik leader reportedly also visited Gypto pharma and T&C Garments enterprises.

Rahmon visits Gypto pharma.

GYPTO pharma is an Egyptian Share Holding Company, operating with world class practices and regulations.  The company focuses on securing local market with highest product quality and building strategic roadmap on establishing regional pharmaceutical hub / center of excellence for multi-national companies.

Rahmon visits T&C Garments.

T&C Garments is a joint venture company founded by Egyptian Tolba Group and Turkish Tay Group. Established in 2010, the company specializes in manufacturing denim garments for leading global brands.  Using advanced technology, its manufacturing facility in Egypt sits on an area of 68,000 meters squared. 

According to data from the Agency for Statistics under the President of Tajikistan, a two-way trade between Tajikistan and Egypt last year valued at US$773,400 (25.5 percent increase compared to 2020).  This consisted of Tajikistan’s exports to Egypt estimated at US$18,000 and Tajikistan’s imports from Egypt worth US$755,400 million.