SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt, Feb. 16 (Xinhua) -- The Afro-Arab agriculture ministers started a meeting in the Egyptian resort of Sharm el-Sheikh on Tuesday to discuss the recommendations on the implementation of the Joint Action Plan on agricultural development and food security.

In the inaugural speech, Egypt's Minister of Agriculture and Land Reclamation Amin Abbaza said his country hopes the meeting will succeed in establishing a partnership between the Arab and African countries to promote food security and agricultural development.

He said Egypt looks forward to "making the best use of available resources in the African and Arab regions trough boosting cooperation between the countries which enjoy financial resources and technological capacities and those own cultivable land, water resources and manpower."

The Afro-Arab agriculture ministers are set to endorse a draft resolution on promoting agricultural development and food security in the African and Arab world, which was submitted by agriculture experts on Monday after their two-day meetings in Sharm el-Sheikh.