VOL. XL No. 15 14-April-1997

EGYPT

No Agreement Yet On Egypt-EU Accord

Mr. Gamal Bayumi, the head of the Egyptian Foreign Ministry's Euro-Mediterraneanpartnership department, told reporters on 8 April that Egypt and the EuropeanUnion (EU) have agreed export dates and quantities on 128 types of produce,the EU agreeing to 80% of Egypt's requested quotas. However, Egypt's requestsfor "substantially increased tariff quotas" on new potatoes,rice, oranges and cut flowers remain unresolved. Egypt...