Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research Mohamed Ayman Ashour has held a meeting with a number of presidents of various French universities on the sidelines of his participation in the 219th Session of the Executive Board of UNESCO.
The meeting was attended by Head of the Cultural Affairs and Missions Sector at the higher education ministry Sherif Saleh, Egypt’s Ambassador to France Alaa Youssef, and Egyptian cultural attaché to France Chahinda Ezzat.
During the meeting, Ashour reviewed Egypt’s comprehensive strategic vision for higher education and scientific research in the country, pointing out to his ministry’s keenness to expand cooperation with international educational institutions with a view to increasing the competitiveness of Egyptian higher education.
He noted that Egypt aims to be an education
Source: State Information Service Egypt
Damascus, Speaker of the People’s Assembly, Hammouda Sabbagh, sent two cables of condolence to the Chairman of the Russian State Duma, Vyacheslav Volodin, and to Valentina Matvienko. Speaker of the Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation .
Sabbagh expressed the People’s Assembly’s condemnation of the cowardly terrorist attack that targeted the Crocus Mall in Moscow and led to a large number of casualties and injuries .
The Speaker expressed complete solidarity and deep feelings of sadness and pain with the families of the victims, wishing a speedy recovery to all the injured.
Source: Syrian Arab News Agency