Press Release No. 89

16 December 2006

List of Agreements signed between India and Egypt

During the visit of H. E. Mr Ahmed Aboul Gheil, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Egypt

1. Agreed Minutes of the Fifth Session of the India-Egypt Joint Commission on behalf of the Republic of India by External Affairs Minister Shri Pranab Mukherjee and on behalf of the Arab Republic of Egypt by Mr Ahmed Aboul Gheit, Minister of Foreign Affairs.

2. The Partnership Agreement between the Republic of India and the Arab Republic of Egypt signed on behalf of Republic of India by Shri N. Ravi, Secretary, Ministry of External Affairs and on behalf of the Arab Republic of Egypt by Mr Aly El-Hefny, Assistant Minister for Asian Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

3. The Executive Programme of Cultural, Educational and Scientific Cooperation between the Republic of India and Arab Republic of Egypt for the year 2007-2009 signed on behalf of India by Shri Badal K. Das, Secretary, Ministry of Culture and on behalf of the Arab Republic of Egypt by Mr Aly Houssam El Din El-Hefny, Assistant Minister for Asian Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

4. The Executive Programme of Science and Technological Cooperation between the Government of the Republic of India and the Government of the Arab Republic of Egypt for the year 2007-2009 signed on behalf of the Republic of India by Dr B. K. Jain, Adviser, Department of Science of Technology, Ministry of Science and Technology and on behalf of the Arab Republic of Egypt by Mr Aly El-Hefny, Assistant Minister for Asian Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

5. The Work Plan for the years 2007-2008 between the Indian Council of Agricultural Research and the Agricultural Research Centre, Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation, Government of Arab Republic of Egypt under the Memorandum of Understanding on Cooperation in the Field of Agriculture signed on behalf of Republic India by Dr J. S. Samra, Deputy Director General, Indian Council for Agricultural Research, Ministry of Agriculture and on behalf of the Arab Republic of Egypt by Mr M. Higazy, Ambassador of the Arab Republic of Egypt to India.

Ministry of External Affairs

Government of India,

New Delhi

16 December 2006

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