Egyptian Ambassador to Zambia Salah El-Sadek has advised Zambian local companies to network with companies from other African countries to produce goods that meet international standards.
And Ambassador El-Sadek has called on the country to work hard and produce goods that match international standards for the country to fully reap the benefits of hosting the Africa Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA).
Ambassador El-Sadek says there is need for African countries to work together to address challenges they have been facing in having their products penetrate the American and European markets.
He said there is need for African countries to form synergies with each other and learn from one another on how they have been able to penetrate international markets in order to boost economic growth in the region.
And the Egyptian envoy has said Zambia needs to utilize the AGOA facility to improve the quality of products earmarked for the American market under the Africa Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA).
He told ZANIS in an interview in Lusaka that the world especially the United States expects a lot from Zambia ahead of the AGOA forum.
Ambassador El-Sadek said the US has expressed great trust and confidence by choosing Zambia as the venue for the forthcoming AGOA conference and therefore Zambia needs to live up to the expectations and host a successful conference that will reap benefit for the country.
He said the country should use the AGOA conference to measure the potential the country has in penetrating the American market.
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