Agriculture and Land Reclamation Minister Alaa Farouk had a meeting with Japan's Ambassador to Egypt Oka Hiroshi and a delegation of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). They discussed ways to boost special ties between Egypt and Japan, lauding their growing agricultural cooperation in the past years. The Agriculture Ministry said in a statement on Saturday that the meeting also reviewed the implementation progress of some technical cooperation projects funded by the Japanese side. Both sides voiced keenness to foster future cooperation in different fields, particularly agricultural and hydroponic technologies domains. Source: State Information Service Egypt