On October 7, 2003 Minister Oskanian received the newly-appointed Ambassador of the Arab Republic of Egypt H.E. Abla Mohammed Abd-Al Rahman Osman who presented the copy of his credentials.

During the meeting, the two reaffirmed a long tradition of shared relations, effective political dialog and fruitful cooperation between the two countries. They also discussed the current state of Armenia-Egypt relations and the prospects of expanding them in various areas.