ArmInfo.Armenian Ambassador to Egypt Karen Grigoryan met with the Minister of Investment and International Cooperation, the co-chairman of the Egyptian-Armenian intergovernmental commission Sahar Nasr.
As the press service of the Armenian Foreign Ministry told ArmInfo, at the meeting Nasr expressed readiness to hold the next meeting of the Egyptian-Armenian intergovernmental commission in Cairo.
The interlocutors discussed the process of negotiations between the Eurasian Economic Union and Egypt on the creation of a free trade zone, as well as issues regarding the expansion of the bilateral regulatory framework.
The Armenian-Egyptian Intergovernmental Commission was established in 1996. The next meeting in 2017 was held after a 12-year hiatus, since the last - the 4th meeting was held in 2005, then for many years, due to geopolitical processes and adverse political conditions in Egypt, the work of the intergovernmental commission was suspended.