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Secretary-General lays foundation for LNG training in Egypt


The foundation stone of a new maritime training institute for LNG operations has been laid by IMO Secretary-General Efthimios E. Mitropoulos during an official visit to Egypt last week at the invitation of Transport Minister Dr. Essam Sharaf. His programme included the renewal of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on technical co-operation matters between Egypt and IMO, a visit to a number of important Egyptian maritime centres and meetings with key officials from Egypt's maritime and political communities.

The new LNG training facility will form part of the Arab Academy for Science, Technology & Maritime Transport (AASTMT) in Abu Quir, Alexandria. Commenting on this latest development, Mr. Mitropoulos praised the Academy and expressed his appreciation to Dr. Gamal Mokhtar, President of AASTMT, for his leadership, foresight and vision in creating a new training centre to serve such an expanding maritime sector. He also expressed his confidence that the new facility would make a significant contribution to the excellent training that students at the Academy receive and would represent an important addition to the diversity of maritime-related career training available.

The new facility is expected to become operational during the first half of 2006, and will complement the existing amenities at the Academy's Maritime Complex, which include the College of Maritime Transport & Technology, the Integrated Simulators Complex, the Maritime Safety Centre and the Regional Maritime Examination Centre.

During his visit, Mr. Mitropoulos had discussions with Minister Sharaf, which culminated in the signing of a renewed and expanded MoU on technical co-operation between the Ministry of Transport, the AASTMT and IMO.
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