Dr. Ashraf Sobhy, Minister of youth and sports, met with Stefan Roumtier, Ambassador of France in Cairo and a number of French international companies representatives to discuss the mechanisms of cooperation between these companies and the Ministry in the next period.

The companies' representatives presented their most significant services they provide in the field of sports construction, events management, and production of sports tools.

Sobhy assured that all the offers from the French organizations will be into consideration, to determine the cooperation mechanism. Welcoming an offer from one French company to participate in the Handball World Cup which will take place in 2021 in Egypt, and how to use the French expertise in this regard, in coordination with the Egyptian and French Handball Federations.

The Minister asked one of the companies that work in the field of sports construction to provide him with a proposal about how to increase the seats in Aswan stadium after they visit the stadium in the next few days in addition to the potential cost of the construction.

The meeting also discussed the ministry’s vision for developing the youth and sports facilities in addition to the artificial grass factory, which was built by the Ministry in cooperation with the National Organization for Military Production, to use its grass in developing the playgrounds of youth centers in all governorates.