Egypt and Somalia signed on Monday a number of MoUs in various fields of cooperation, including higher education, media and cultural and religious cooperation.
Egypt’s Prime Minister Mustafa Madbouli and his Somali counterpart, Hamza Abdi Barre, witnessed the signing of the MoUs during an official visit by Barre and a high-level delegation to Cairo.
Egyptian Higher Education Minister Ayman Ashour and his Somali counterpart, Farah Sheikh Abdul-kadir, signed an MoU on the executive program for higher education cooperation from 2023 to 2026.
The MoU aims to boost cooperation between Egyptian and Somali higher education institutions and universities and to exchange educational delegations, an Egyptian Cabinet statement cited Ashour as saying during the signing ceremony.
According to the program, Egypt will offer 450 scholarships annually for Somali students, the minister noted. He added that under the MoU the two countries will set up research teams.
Furthermore, Egypt is willing to provide Somalia with experts and doctors to revamp the Somali National University and its medicine faculty.
Egyptian Minister of Culture Nevine Al-Kilany and her Somali counterpart, Daud Aweis Jama, signed an MoU on cultural cooperation.
As per the MoU, the two sides will hold exhibitions for fine arts and traditional crafts and festivals and will organized visits for artists in the fields of theater, music, and folklore, Al-Kilany said.
Source: Al-Ahram Online
