The close relations between Egypt and Japan are evident in various fields, especially in transport, where today the Ministry of Planning and Economic Development signed the financing agreement for the fourth tranche of the first phase of the fourth line of the Greater Cairo Metro.
The agreement has already been signed. Team Engineer Full MinisterDeputy Prime Minister and Minister of Transport, Mr. Abisawa Yoo, Representative of the JICA Office in Cairo.
The event also witnessed the exchange of letters related to funding, where the Egyptian side signed Dr. Rania Al-Mashat, Minister of Planning and Economic Development, and the Japanese side, Ambassador Iwai Fumio.
The minister pointed out that the subway is the backbone of transport in the capital, and considered the fourth line among the current strategic national projects.
This project is part of Egypt’s Vision 2030, which aims to expand the network of sustainable and environmentally friendly public transport, including projects such as the high-speed electric train, light electric train and monorail.
High population density
The fourth line will serve densely populated areas, such as the pyramid, Faisal, Al Omraniya and Nasr City, and will connect Greater Cairo to the sixth of October and New Cairo, with expectations of transporting about 1.5 million passengers per day when completed.
The minister also stressed the importance of completing the studies of the second phase to obtain the necessary funding to start the advisory and executive work of the project.
For her part, Dr. Al-Mashat stressed the importance of partnership with Japan as part of the political leadership’s efforts to improve the subway network as an environmentally friendly means of transport.
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She explained that the completion of the financing for the first phase reflects the strategic cooperation between the two countries in the field of sustainable development, which contributes to improving the quality of life and enhances economic competitiveness through the development of transport infrastructure.
For his part, the Japanese ambassador in Cairo said that this project is the largest in the history of economic cooperation between the two countries, pointing to the role of the project in strengthening ties between Cairo and Giza and opening new horizons for tourism, as it will connect the center of the capital with the most important tourist attractions such as the Grand Egyptian Museum, which is scheduled to open soon.
