CAIRO, Oct 7, 2018 - Minister of Agriculture and Land Reclamation Dr Ezzeddin Abu Steit has discussed with the officials concerned with agriculture and food security in Rome ways of developing relations between Egypt and Italy in the agricultural sector. On the sidelines of the seventh edition of The Blue Sea Land Expo of Mediterranean, African and Middle Eastern Clusters, the minister discussed with Italian fisheries officials ways of developing relations between the two countries in the agricultural field," Ahmed Shalabi, head of the agriculture office at the Egyptian Embassy in Rome, said on Sunday. Shalabi said that the relations between the two countries were the cornerstone of the ties between the European continent and the Mediterranean partners in the south. He pointed out that Abu Steit stressed during the meeting the keenness of the Egyptian government to encourage investment in fish farming, processing and technological training.