Egypt has stressed the need to upgrade the accreditation system, which Trade and Industry Minister Tareq Qabil believes is essential to ease African inter-trade movement. 

Accreditation is also an important factor in supporting exports, said CEO of the Egyptian Accreditation Council (EGAC) Hany el Dessouqi in a speech Monday on behalf of Qabil in the inaugural session of the General Assembly of the African Accreditation Cooperation (AFRAC), currently taking place here. 

He pressed for activating the role played by AFRAC with the aim to enrich the economic system and trade exchange. 

Dessouqi said the Trade and Industry Ministry adopts a clear strategy to support Egyptian products and hone their competitiveness. 

The Ministry has restructured its national quality system and has established a national council to guarantee industrial quality, he added.