Armenia, Egypt sign agreements on cooperation

Arminfo
16 Apr 07

Yerevan, 16 April: Armenia and Egypt have signed eight agreements on
cooperation in a number of fields. Documents were signed during
Armenian President Robert Kocharyan’s visit to Egypt.

A meeting of Presidents Robert Kocharyan and Husni Mubarak, as well as
a meeting between the Armenian president and Egyptian Prime Minister
Ahmad Nazif took place during the visit. An Armenian-Egyptian business
forum also took place.

Entrepreneurs from both countries agreed to create an
Armenian-Egyptian business council. An agreement was signed on
cooperation between Yerevan State Medical University and the medical
department of Cairo University.

Armenian Public TV reported that during the news conference Kocharyan
expressed Armenia’s readiness to create a joint free market zone,
which will improve the trade turnover between Armenia and
Egypt. Kocharyan also said that the Egyptian market is open to
Armenian entrepreneurs and creates positive conditions for the
implementation of joint projects in the fields of information
technologies and manufacturing.