Egypt, Jordan sign 13 cooperation agreements

Egypt and Jordan on Wednesday signed 13 agreements on joint cooperation in several domains.

Egyptian Prime Minister Sherif Ismail and his Jordanian counterpart Hany al Mulqa attended the signing ceremony of the agreements.

The ceremony was held after the end of talks between both sides and the meetings of the 26th higher joint committee that were held in Cairo.

The agreements cover cooperation in the fields of pharmaceuticals, culture, media, maritime transport, mining, manpower, insurance and social solidarity along with Islamic affairs together with vocational training.

Also, a joint cooperation program was signed between the Jordanian news agency Petra and the Egyptian news agency MENA as part of the agreements.