Bahrain, Egypt sign 10 major deals

TDT | Manama                                

The Daily Tribune – www.newsofbahrain.com

His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi attended the signing of 10 major agreements, memoranda of understanding and joint executive programmes between the two countries yesterday.

They covered economy, science and technology, law and justice, logistics, urban development, trade and investment, in addition to tourism, education and the environment.

They are aimed at enhancing the solid bilateral cooperation between the two countries, and support relations in a number of strategic areas.

The signing ceremony was held at Al Sakhir Place, which was also attended by His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince and Prime Minister, His Majesty the King’s Representative for Humanitarian Work and Youth Affairs, His Highness Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa, and His Highness Shaikh Mohammed bin Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa.

HM King Hamad and President Al Sisi hailed the signing of the agreements and MoUs, affirming that they will contribute to further strengthening bilateral relations and broadening joint cooperation.

The following were the agreements and memoranda of understanding:

• An agreement on the establishment of the Bahraini-Egyptian Intergovernmental Committee for Trade, Economic, Scientific and Technological Cooperation. It was signed by Finance and National Economy Minister, Shaikh Salman bin Khalifa Al Khalifa, on behalf of Bahrain, and Foreign Affairs Minister, Sameh Shoukry, on behalf of Egypt.
• A Protocol on Legal and Judicial Cooperation. It was signed by Bahrain’s Justice, Islamic Affairs and Endowments Minister, Nawaf bin Mohammed Al Maawda, and Egypt’s Foreign Affairs Minister, Sameh Shoukry.
• A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on export development. It was signed by Bahrain’s Industry and Commerce Minister, Zayed bin Rashid Al Zayani, and Egypt’s Foreign Affairs Minister, Sameh Shoukry.
• An MoU on organisation of exhibitions. It was signed by Bahrain’s Tourism Minister, Fatima bin Jaffar Al Sairafi, and Egypt’s Foreign Affairs Minister, Sameh Shoukry.
• An executive programme in the field of education (2022- 2023). It was signed by Bahrain’s Foreign Affairs Minister, Dr Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani, and his Egyptian counterpart, Sameh Shoukry.
• An executive programme in the field of environment protection (2022-2024). It was signed by Bahrain’s Foreign Affairs Minister, Dr Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani, and his Egyptian counterpart, Sameh Shoukry.
• A friendship and cooperation agreement between Bahrain’s Capital Governorate and Egypt’s Cairo Governorate. It was signed by Capital Governor, Shaikh Rashid bin Abdulrahman Al Khalifa, and Egypt’s Foreign Affairs Minister, Sameh Shoukry.
• A non-binding Term Sheet between the Sovereign Fund of Egypt for investment and development and the Bahrain Mumtalakat Holding Company. It was signed by Mumtalakat Chief Executive Officer, Khalid Amru Al Romaihi, and Board of Directors Chairperson of the Sovereign Fund of Egypt, Hala Helmy El Said.
• Foreign Affairs Minister, Dr Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani, presented his Egyptian counterpart, Sameh Shoukry, a certificate granting Egypt sovereignty over the information of its subscribers in the cloud computing centres located in Bahrain.
• Industry and Commerce Minister, Zayed bin Rashid Al Zayani, presented Egypt’s Foreign Affairs Minister, Sameh Shoukry, a certificate granting his country the official partner status in the Bahrain Global Seato-Air Hub. HM the King hosted a lunch banquet in honour of the Egyptian President and his accompanying delegation.