Egypt and Algeria signed an extensive package of cooperation agreements across industrial, cultural, social, and financial sectors on Wednesday at the conclusion of the ninth session of the Egyptian-Algerian High Joint Committee, Egypt's Cabinet said. Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly and Algerian Prime Minister Sifi Ghrib oversaw the signing ceremonies at the Cabinet headquarters in the New Administrative Capital, where ministries and state agencies from both sides formalised memoranda of understanding and executive programmes spanning a broad range of fields. According to the statement, the agreements covered accreditation, housing and urban development, agriculture, higher education, parliamentary affairs, youth and sports, culture and arts, national archives, local development, international exhibitions, finance and fiscal dialogue, renewable energy, vocational training, social affairs, consumer protection, and public administration. Among the key documents signed were an MoU between Egypt's National Accreditation Council and the Algerian Accreditation Body; a cooperation agreement in housing and urban development; an agricultural MoU between Egypt's Agricultural Research Center and Algeria's National School of Agronomic Engineering; and executive programmes in youth and sports for 2026-2027. The two sides also signed a cultural cooperation programme through 2028, an MoU between Cairo Opera House and the Opera of Algiers, and a cooperation agreement between Egypt's National Library and Archives and Algeria's National Archives Directorate. In the energy sector, Egypt and Algeria signed an agreement on energy transition and renewable energy, alongside a fiscal dialogue MoU between the two countries' finance ministries, and additional agreements covering vocational training, social development, consumer protection, and public service administration. The session concluded with Madbouly and Ghrib signing the final report of the ninth joint committee, reaffirming both nations' commitment to strengthening bilateral ties and expanding cooperation.
