Prof.Dr. Ahmed Al-Menshawi, Vice-President of Assiut University for Graduate Studies and Research, announced a preliminary agreement with the Friendship University in the Russian capital of Moscow to start establishing joint scientific degrees between the two universities, organize reciprocal visits among faculty members, and hold three scientific committees for joint supervision between Assiut University and the Universities of Friendship of Russia and Moscow for geological exploration. He added that the Friendship University of Russia has affirmed its appreciation to the University of Assiut for its advanced scientific and human potential and the respect of the Egyptian people for the Egyptian civilization and its history. They referred to the presence of a statue of the late Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser in the lobby of the university.