Armenian Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Territorial Administration and Co-Chair of the Armenian-Egyptian intergovernmental commission Armen Gevorgyan received Wahid Eldin Ismail Galal, the Ambassador of Egypt to Armenia.

They discussed organization of the Armenian-Egyptian intergovernmental commission meeting in Yerevan in September, the press service of the Armenian Ministry of Territorial Administration reported. To clarify the fields and directions of cooperation before the commission meeting, the sides agreed to organize a business congress, which is planned to be held in August-September.

During the meeting it was noted that Egypt emphasizes cooperation in the fields of telecommunications, information technologies, communication, tourism, medicines production, as well as the possibility of implementation of Smart Village program in Armenia. Armen Gevorgyan also considered these fields to be promising, adding that Armenia is interested in boosting friendly relations with Egypt.