First visit of a Belarusian prime minister to Egypt ends with a raft of agreements: Belarusian Prime Minister Roman Golovchenko wrapped his visit to Egypt with the inking of three agreements between the two nations on trade, stock market cooperation, and bilateral investment, according to cabinet statements (here, here, and here).

The agreements included:

#1- Strengthening trade relations between the two countries by giving each other's exports priority when clearing customs and by launching a year-long pilot project to exchange information on the movement of goods between the two countries.

#2- Working together to up investor participation in their stock markets by inking an MoU to exchange expertise, sending delegations of experts between the two countries, and to cooperate in legal and technical matters that relate to the stock market.

#3- Boosting bilateral investment cooperation by promoting areas of investment of interest to investors in each country, facilitating joint projects, and encouraging business delegations to travel between the countries to find out more about potential investments.

IN OTHER DIPLOMACY NEWS- President Abdel Fattah El Sisi welcomed the Emir of Kuwait Sheikh Meshal Al Ahmad Al Jaber Al Sabah to Cairo yesterday and discussed increasing investment and trade between the two and cooperating on energy, infrastructure, and healthcare, according to an Ittihadeya statement. The two also discussed the need for a ceasefire in Gaza and Sudan, Libya, and Egypt’s right to water security.

AND- Another stock-take of ceasefire efforts between El Sisi and Qatari emir: El Sisi followed up on efforts to reach a ceasefire in Gaza and deliver sufficient humanitarian aid into the besieged enclave during a call with Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, according to an Ittihadeya statement.

** We have more on yesterday’s visits in Last Night’s Talk Shows, below.

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