Egyptian Prime Minister Ahmad Nazif and visiting Uzbek President Islom Karimov attended on Wednesday, 18 April, a ceremony marking the signing of ten cooperation agreements and memorandums of understanding (MoUs) between the two countries at the presidential palace in Cairo’s Kubba district.

The agreements and MoUs cover the investment, banks, combating organized crime and terrorism, culture, sport and mass media domains.

The first agreement which is represented in a MoU between the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) and the Central Bank of Uzbekistan was signed by CBE Deputy Governor Tarik Amir and F. Mullajanov, the Governor of the Central Bank of Uzbekistan.

The second agreement covers cooperation between the two countries in the investment domain. It was signed by chairman of the General Authority for Investment and Free Zones (GAFI) Ziyad Bah’i-al-Din and Uzbek Minister of Foreign and Economic Affairs Elyor Ganiev.

The third one is a cooperation agreement in the judicial domain. It was signed by Egyptian Justice Minister Mamduh Mur’i and Uzbek Foreign Minister Vladimir Norov.

The fourth agreement which covers bilateral cooperation in the field of combating terrorism and organized crime was hammered out by Egyptian Justice Minister Mamduh Mur’i and chairman of the Uzbek National Security Council R. Inoyatov.

The fifth one is a cooperation memorandum of understanding between the Bibliotheca Alexandrina and the Uzbek national library. It was inked by Minister of Higher Education Hani Hilal and his Uzbek opposite number Rustam Kasimov.

The sixth agreement was signed by Minister of Higher Education Hani Hilal and his Uzbek counterpart Rustam Kasimov. It is a protocol on culture cooperation between the two countries.

The seventh is a cooperation MoU in the sport domain. It was inked by Minister of Higher Education Hani Hilal and his Uzbek opposite number Rustam Kasimov.

The eighth agreement is a cooperation agreement between the Egyptian Organisation for Standardisation and Quality Control and the Uzbekistan Agency for Standardisation, Metrology and Certification. It was hammered out by Egyptian Administrative Development Minister Ahmed Darwish and Uzbek Minister of Foreign Economic Relations, Investments, and Trade Elyor Ganiev.

The ninth one is a protocol on cooperation between the two countries in the information domain. It was inked by Egyptian Information Minister Anas el-Fiqi and Uzbek Minister of Foreign Affairs Vladimir Norov.

The tenth and last agreement is a MoU on cooperation between the Ministry of International Cooperation and the Uzbek Ministry of Foreign Economic Relations, Investments and Trade. Signing the agreement were Egyptian Minister of Economic Development Osman Mohamed Osman and Uzbek Minister of Foreign Economic Relations, Investments, and Trade Elyor Ganiev.