YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 13, NOYAN TAPAN. At the September 12 meeting, the Armenian Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian and the Secretary General of the Egyptian Fund for Technical Cooperation with CIS Countries, Ambassador Vahid El-din Ismail Jalal expressed their satisfaction at the long-standing cooperation between various Armenian ministries and the fund, noting that the programs implemented have been useful for Armenian experts. According to a press release submitted to NT by the RA MFA Press and Information Department, during the meeting the sides underlined the existing mutual warm relations between Armenia and Egypt, expressing confidence about further development of these relations. Reference: The fund was established in 1992 by Egypt's Ministry of Foreign Affairs with the aim of promoting relations with CIS members states and several Eastern European countries. The fund operates for the purpose of staff training in such fields as diplomacy, trade and privatization, banking system, agriculture, etc. The fund supports foreign students in Egypt by allocating scholarships for them. It also promotes exchange of experience among experts.

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