Politics
Egypt and Kazakhstan wrap up ministerial talks in Cairo with visa protocol
October 22, 2026 at 04:00 PM
Egyptian and Kazakh foreign ministers met in Cairo on Thursday for expanded consultations and signed a protocol amending a bilateral visa agreement.
- Foreign Minister Badr Abdel Aty received Kazakhstan’s Mukhtar Tileuberdi for expanded political and economic consultations in his first bilateral visit since taking office in September.
- Abdel Aty said he briefed Tileuberdi on his Riyadh trip with intelligence chief Hassan Rashad, where they delivered a letter from President Sisi to King Salman and met Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
- Abdel Aty affirmed Egypt’s full solidarity and support for Saudi Arabia in facing "aggressions."
- The ministers signed a protocol amending the 2006 agreement on reciprocal visa exemption for diplomatic and mission passport holders.