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Egypt will hold placement tests for its students transferring from Ukrainian and Sudanese universities on Sunday 27 August so that they can join the Egyptian universities, a statement by the Ministry of Emigration read on Thursday.
Egypt’s Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry denied claims that Egypt has sided with a single party of the Russia-Ukraine war against the other, describing the claims as “far from reality”.
Egypt has friendship relations with all countries of the world, Presidential Spokesman Bassam Rady said in a reply to a comment on his Facebook page about Egypt’s position on Russia, China, and the United States today.
The 31st Arab League summit in Algeria is held at the right time given the unprecedented challenges that the world is currently witnessing, said Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Abul Gheit on Tuesday.
The quantities of wheat collected from farmers this year in Egypt supplied totaled 4.2 million tons, the minister said, which is half the quantity of wheat cultivated in Egypt this year.
The decision raises the wheat procurement price from LE 865-885 during the current wheat harvest season, which started in April.
This came as the two leaders held a meeting in Paris, during which they discussed the hard economic situation that has resulted from the crisis in Ukraine, particularly that linked with food and energy security across the world, the Egyptian Presidency said in a statement.
In remarks to TV host Azza Mostafa on Sada Al-Balad, Makram said Egypt has around 3,000 students in Ukraine, affirming that she has asked them to stick to the embassy’s remarks and the security measures.
