EIGHT COOPERATION AGREEMENTS SIGNED BETWEEN ARMENIA AND EGYPT

Noyan Tapan
Apr 18 2007

YEREVAN, APRIL 18, NOYAN TAPAN. After the April 15 Cairo meeting of
RA President Robert Kocharian and Egypt Prime Minister Ahmad Nazif
in enlarged staff, eight cooperation agreements were signed. Those
are on cooperation and mutual agreement in the customs sphere, on
cooperation in criminal issues, on creating an Armenian-Egyptian
business council, between the Yerevan Medical University and Cairo
University, on cooperation between the Middle Eastern and Armenpress
information agencies as well as the practical program on cooperation
in the sphere of tourism between the RA and Egypt. Noyan Tapan was
informed about it by the RA President’s Press Office.

In R. Kocharian’s words, an agreement was got with the Egypt Prime
Ministter on taking more courageous steps for strengthening the
economic ties. In his words, it first of all relates to discussion
of the issue on establishing free economic trade regime. Both Egypt
and Armenia have such an experience, so in R. Kocharian’s opinion,
it can have a positive result. The sphere of information technologies
where there are also serious possibilities of cooperation is one of
primary development directions in both countries. Tourism is also a
long-lasting sphere for cooperation.