CAIRO: Egypt’s Ambassador to Serbia Basil Salah met with Serbian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense Nebojsa Stefanovic, with the participation of the new Egyptian defense attache accredited in Belgrade. The two sides welcomed the further strengthening of bilateral links in various fields of common interest, in addition to the reconvening of a joint committee after its previous session held in Cairo in July last year. Salah pointed out Egypt’s wish to explore new areas of cooperation between the two countries and Stefanovic noted the importance of maintaining the nations’ historic bonds of friendship.