CAIRO, Aug. 31 (Aswat Masriya) - Egyptian Prime Minister Sherief Ismail and his Jordanian counterpart, Hany Fawzy are expected to sign approximately 20 agreements of cooperation between the two countries on Wednesday.

The bilateral talks on Wednesday come against the backdrop of the twenty-sixth session of the Egyptian-Jordanian Joint Higher Committee, scheduled from Aug 29-31.

According to the state-owned MENA news agency, the 20 agreements span the fields of agriculture, renewable energy, housing, civil aviation, telecommunications, culture, and media.

Jordan was among the countries that supported the military ouster of former president Mohamed Morsi after mass protests against his rule in 2013.