Prof. Ahmed A. Gaeis, Vice President for Graduate Studies and Research met HE
Mr. Rodriguez Gara, Ambassador of Paraguay in Cairo together with HE Dr. Yahya
Kishq, Governor of Assiut, Dr. Al-Sayed Shalaby, and Dr. Mohamed Tharwat, from
the Faculty of Agriculture, to discuss means of cooperation and scientific and
cultural and economic cooperation between the two countries.
Dr. Gaeis said that the Ambassador assured that the people of Paraguay respect
and highly esteem the civilization and ancient history of Egypt, and similarly
recognize Assiut University and its leading role in serving the community. He
added that the meeting included discussions of possible means of cooperation
between Assiut University and the State of Paraguay. On his part, the ambassador
encouraged the idea of establishing a Centre for Spanish Language, as the
university has got a number of centres for other languages, considering that
Spanish is the first language in many foreign countries. Likewise, the
Ambassador encouraged the establishment of a department for Spanish Language and
Literature at the Faculty of Arts. Also, HE called for an agreement with the
Faculty of Agriculture, Assiut University and surveyed the problems confronting
his country particularly in Cotton cultivation. Therefore, HE assured his desire
to be assisted by a number of professors from the Faculty of Agriculture to
benefit from their experience and scientific research to provide possible
solutions to produce high quality cotton by using advanced technology, labor
force, and soil in Paraguay, with an aim to produce Egyptian Quality Cotton on
Paraguayan land. Finally, HE assured that this will be an initial step to be
followed by several other crops in the future.
At the end of the meeting, Prof. Gaeis handed the Ambassador the University's
Memorial Plaque.
Meeting with the Ambassador of Paraguay in Cairo: Gaeis Discusses An Agreement to Cultivate Egyptian Cotton in Paraguay