Minister of Trade and Industry Nevine Gamea said on Tuesday a Polish industrial zone project in Egypt will be an important step to support and bolster economic relations between Egypt and Poland in a way that reflects the strength of ties between the two countries at all levels.

It is set to be the first industrial zone for a European Union country in Egypt, Gamea said during the signing ceremony of a relevant framework agreement between the Suez Canal Economic Zone and its Polish peer in Katowice region.

Under the agreement, a Polish industrial zone shall be established in the Ain Sokhna industrial zone with products including food industries, auto parts and electronic industries.

The Polish delegation was accompanied by representatives of 18 companies in order to tour the Ain Sokhna industrial zone and identify which industries should be targeted in the new Polish zone there.