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YEREVAN, MAY 19, ARMENPRESS. Armenian foreign minister Zohrab Mnatsakanyan had a telephone conversation today with foreign minister of Egypt Sameh Shoukry, the Armenian MFA told Armenpress.

The officials exchanged views on the actions taken by both countries to address the challenges caused by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

The FMs praised the dynamic of dialogue between Armenia and Egypt and reaffirmed their mutual readiness to continue the actions aimed at further expanding the bilateral agenda.

In addition to other spheres, the minister emphasized the need to take steps to fully utilize the cooperation potential in pharmaceutics, alternative energy, IT, innovation, agriculture and other areas. In this context they highlighted the activity of the Armenian-Egyptian inter-governmental commission.

The two FMs also touched upon the cooperation issues within multilateral frameworks, including in the African Union, the Eurasian Economic Union and the UN.

During the phone talk the Armenian and Egyptian FMs discussed also the current situation in the region, broad range of issues of mutual interest, reaffirming Armenia’s and Egypt’s readiness to closely cooperate with one another based on the historical friendship traditions.

Editing and Translating by Aneta Harutyunyan