Culture Minister Helmy el Namnam, currently on a visit to Sudan, held a meeting Tuesday with Vice President of Sudan Bakri Hassan Saleh.

The meeting was attended by Sudanese Culture Minister Hassan Badawi and Egyptian Ambassador in Khartoum Osama Shaltout.

During the meeting, Namnam thanked Saleh for choosing Egypt to be the be first guest of honor at the Khartoum International Book Fair.

He noted that his meeting with Saleh tackled measures taken to boost cultural cooperation between Egypt and Sudan.

"Terrorism and extremism are the major threat to Egypt and Sudan," Namnam warned.

Saleh, meanwhile, said the meeting reviewed activities of the Khartoum International Book Fair, expressing his support for cultural cooperation between the two countries.

Source: MENA