Prime Minister Sherif Ismail held on Tuesday a meeting with Youth and Sports Minister Khaled Abdel Aziz.

The meeting tackled a number of underway sporting projects and efforts exerted to set up a fund for supporting the sport sector in Egypt.

During the meeting, Ismail approved a proposal to sponsor an international Taekwondo competition that will be held in Alexandria on February 24-25.

Abdel Aziz, meanwhile, said an agreement was reached to establish three covered halls in Sharm El-Sheikh, Hurghada and Luxor in cooperation with the Ministry of Housing for hosting the World Handball Championship in 2020/2021.

MENA