A diplomacy-heavy night: The nation’s talking heads were fixated on Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić’s time in Cairo and his meeting with President Abdel Fattah El Sisi over the weekend.

What went down: The two sides inked a FTA which will “significantly boost economic and trade cooperation” between them, El Sisi said during the joint presser held following the meeting. Egypt and Serbia have been negotiating the agreement for two years — it was first brought to the light during El Sisi’s 2022 visit to Serbia. They also inked ten other cooperation agreements covering various fields.

“The visit represents a strong push to enhance bilateral relations across various fields,” international relations expert Ahmed Sayed told Al Sa’aa Al Sadesa’s Azza Moustafa (watch, runtime: 6:35). Ala Maso’uleety also had the story (watch, runtime: 4:36 | 2:57)

ALSO IN THE DIPLOMACY SPHERE- MoUs with China: Planning and International Cooperation Minister Rania Al Mashat inked three MoUs with China’s National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) and the China International Development Cooperation Agency (CIDCA) during her visit to Beijing for the second edition of the Forum on Global Action for Shared Development.

The details: The MoUs will see the two sides work together to deploy China’s BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) in Egypt, establish a center for people with motor disabilities in Egypt, and exchange expertise in the fields of macroeconomics, industrial development, renewable energy, technological innovation, and sustainable development.

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