Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry met yesterday with Bahraini Prime Minister Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa on the sidelines of a meeting of the Egyptian-Bahraini Joint Committee in Manama, according to a Foreign Ministry statement. The two leaders discussed enhancing cooperation in the fields of energy, entrepreneurship, and technology. Egypt and Bahrain also signed a MoU on renewable energy cooperation, Al Masry Al Youm reports.

Shoukry also met with King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa to discuss issues of mutual interest including regional security.