CAIRO, August 7, 2018 (MENA) - Egyptian Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouli on Tuesday attended the signing ceremony of an agreement according to which the ministry of transport will receive from the Austrian Blatter Company the sophisticated machine EM100U for examining railways in Egypt. The agreement was signed by Blatter Company Regional Director in the Middle East Wolfgang Ratner and Ashraf Raslan, the head of the Egyptian Railways Authority. In press statements, Madbouli said that the agreement is aimed at improving the railways service in Egypt and enhancing the level of security nationwide. Attending the signing ceremony was also Minister of Transport Hisham Arafat. Arafat noted that the total cost of the agreement hits 6.8 million euros including maintenance operations and supplying spare parts for five years. The machine would be delivered in the course of one year, he pointed out.