Russia approves cooperation programs with Egypt

Russia's Prime Minister Mikhail Kasyanov okayed an edict on a host of agreements reached last week to promote economic, trade, industrial and technological cooperation with Egypt, reported Novosti News Agency.

The edict states that the two countries will take necessary steps to ensure promotion of their trade and utilization of their resources for mutual benefits, added the agency.

President Hosni Mubarak recently ended a three-day visit to Moscow where he conferred with President Vladimir Putin and other senior Russian officials on Middle East peace talks and bilateral cooperation.

According to Novosti, a program, to be endorsed soon, will cover participation of Egyptian and Russian organizations in planning and building industrial, agricultural and farming institutions as well as bolstering up scientific research.