The Israel flag was raised today over the international trade fair in Cairo, marking the first time Israel has had a pavilion at the international annual fair in the Egyptian capital. Over 50 Israeli companies are showing their wares, mainly agricultural machinery, including irrigration equipment in which Egyptian visitors have shown great interest.
Also for the first time, Egyptian newspapers are publishing advertisement dealing with the Israeli goods on display at the fair. Israeli Ambassador to Egypt, Eliahu Ben-Elissar, who leaves his post tomorrow to enable him to run in the next elections, said Israel’s participation in the fair was “most exciting and important.”
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