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Wednesday, 18 October 2017

Diplomacy + Foreign Trade on 18 October 2017

Investment and International Cooperation Minister Sahar Nasr discussed disbursing the third USD 1 bn tranche of the World Bank’s USD 3 bn loan with senior World Bank officials, including Kristalina Georgieva, CEO of the WBG’s International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) and the International Development Association (IDA). Nasr is pushing for the tranche to be disbursed before the end of the year, according to a ministry statement.

Egypt has received an invitation to join the Syrian peace talks in Astana as an observer and “is expected to join the negotiations,” a source told TASS. Egypt’s ambassador to Russia Mohamed Elbadri had said that Cairo was ready to join the talks if invited. The next round of talks is scheduled for late this month.

President Abdel Fattah El Sisi discussed the latest in the Palestinian reconciliation process with Jordan’s King Abdullah II in a phone call yesterday, according to an Ittihadiya statement. The Jordanian leader said his country will continue to support unity efforts between the Palestinian factions.

Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry signed three MoUS with Slovenian President Borut Pahorand his counterpart Karl Erjavec yesterday, according to official statements from the ministry. The agreements covered consumer protection, cooperation between state news agencies, and sports and youth programs.

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