Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab has lauded economic cooperation summit in Sharm El Sheikh that signed the Tripartite Free Trade Area (TFTA) grouping COMESA, SADC and EAC.

There is political will among member states of the three economic groups to reach real economic cooperation among the African states, the premier said.

During a cabinet meeting on Thursday, the premier said if citizens sensed progress and improvement of services in healthcare and education, this will have a positive impact.

The development of the National Heart Institute is a priority of Mahlab who said he received phone calls from several heart specialists in Alexandria proposing to assist.

The banks operating in Egypt have also proposed to help in modernization the National Heart Institute, the premier concluded