YEREVAN, MAY 17, NOYAN TAPAN. The Armenian authorities intend to continue the further deepening of cooperation with the Ara world and Egypt, the Armenian foreign minister Edward Nalbandian stated at the May 16 meeting with the Egyptian deputy foreign minister Ramzi Ezzeldin Ramzi. According to a press release of the RA MFA, R.E. Ramzi said that Egypt appreciates its friendly relations with Armenia. He presented the programs of the Egyptian Foundation on Technical Cooperation with CIS Countries and the projects of further cooperation with Armenia within the framework of these programs. The interlocutors discussed the formation of the Armenian side of the Armenian-Egyptian intergovernmental commission, the two countries' cooperation in international organizations, and some regional security issues, in particular, problems of the Middle East and the settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict.

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