House of Representatives Speaker Ali Abdel Aal received visiting Cypriot Foreign Minister Ioannis Kasoulides and his accompanying delegation on Monday.

The Egyptian speaker stressed the importance of boosting cooperation between the two countries in the energy field and studying means to enlarge the benefit from new oil discoveries.

Abdel Aal hailed the development of relations with Cyprus in the different domains, expressing gratitude to Cyprus for removing obstacles facing Egyptians working in the country in cashing their dues despite the financial crisis hitting Cyprus.

For his part, Kasoulides said several agreements will be signed soon to promote tourism.

Source ; MENA