The Egyptian Petroleum Research Institute (EPRI) under Ahmed al Sabbagh received Thursday a delegation from the Engineering Faculty of the British University in Egypt (BUE).

The meeting addressed ways to enhance bilateral scientific and research cooperation, Sabbagh said.

Mechanisms for scientific cooperation in the fields of petrology, productive services, nanotechnology uses and training were all high on the agenda of the meeting, he added.

The BUE delegation praised EPRI's capabilities, especially with regard to researches and logistics and asked for a protocol, on scientific cooperation between both sides, to be signed as soon as possible.