CAIRO,Sept.27(Xinhua)--EgyptianMinisterofInternationalCooperationRaniaAl-MashathasmetwithSwissStateSecretaryforEconomicAffairsHeleneBudligerArtiedainEgypt'sresortofSharmEl-Sheikhtodiscusswaystoboostbilateraleconomiccooperation.ThetalkswereheldonthesidelinesoftheeighthannualmeetingoftheAsianInfrastructureInvestmentBank(AIIB),inwhichbothcountriesarenon-regionalmembers,theEgyptianMinistryofInternationalCooperationsaidinastatementonWednesday."Thetwosidesdiscussedeffortstoenhancecooperationintheareaofclimateactionandtransitiontoagreeneconomy,"saidthestatement.Al-Mashatemphasizedthedepthofdevelopmentcooperationbetweenthetwosidesthathasextendedtoabout40years,addingthatEgyptaspirestoelevaterelationswithSwitzerland"tobroaderhorizons."TheEgyptianministeralsohighlightedhiscountry'seffortstomobilizegreeninvestmentsformitigatingandadaptingtoclimatechange.Forherpart,ArtiedaunderscoredtheimportanceofeconomiccooperationwithEgyptandemphasized"Switzerland'skeennesstofurtherpromotetradeandinvestmentwithEgypt."Thetwo-dayannualmeetingoftheAIIBkickedoffonMondayinEgypt'sSharmEl-Sheikhunderthethemeof"SustainableGrowthinaChallengingWorld."■Editor:DisclaimerTheviewsandopinionsexpressedinthisarticlearethoseoftheauthor's,GMW.cnmakesnorepresentationsastoaccuracy,suitability,orvalidityofanyinformationonthissiteandwillnotbeliableforanyerrors,omissions,ordelaysinthisinformation.