Egypt x Japan x Jordan: Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry met his Japanese and Jordanian counterparts Yoshimasa Hayashi and Ayman Safadi for a three-way meeting on the sidelines of the Arab-Japanese talks at the Arab League’s HQ in Cairo yesterday, the Egyptian Foreign Ministry said in statements (here and here).

On the agenda: Collaboration prospects on electrical interconnections between Jordan and Iraq, boosting Palestinian exports, and introducing an Egyptian-Japanese schools-like model in Lebanon. The statements provided no further details.

Egypt + Japan are strengthening ties: This comes four months after the Japanese prime minister visited Egypt, during which the countries upgraded bilateral ties to a strategic partnership. The meeting came just two days after Hayashi held talks with Safadi in Jordan, where he announced that Tokyo will extend a USD 100 mn loan to support the country’s electricity reforms.

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