Cairo – Mubasher: Egypt and Saudi Arabia have signed 17 cooperation agreements on the sidelines of King Salman's official visit to Cairo.
The signing ceremony was witnessed by President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi and King Salman at El-Ettihadiah presidential palace.
Ministers from both countries singed memorandums of understanding in the fields of trade, industry, housing, nuclear power, education, security and media.
King Salman also unveiled a plan to build a bridge linking the two countries.
This is the King's first official visit to Egypt since he came to the throne in 2015.