Egypt and Cuba have agreed to drop visa requirements for each country’s citizens, according to reports by AHN yesterday. Egypt s Deputy Foreign Minister Hatem Aziz Seif El Nasr signed an agreement with the island s authorities this week.
El Nasr was also reported to have signed a protocol of cooperation between the Raul Roa Garcia Higher Institute of International Relations and the Institute of Diplomatic Studies at the Egyptian Foreign Affairs Ministry, the Egyptian ministry announced.
The two nations’ representatives took the opportunity to hold talks about issues linked to the non-aligned movement, which is currently headed by Cuba. Egypt is scheduled to take over in 2009.
Both nations hope that these recent agreements will strengthen cultural, trade and sporting ties between them.
