CAIRO, June 7 (Xinhua) -- Egypt and Cuba have signed an agreement whereby the two countries' nationals carrying diplomatic or special passports will be exempted from entry visas to the other country, the Egyptian MENA news agency reported on Saturday.

    The agreement was signed by Cuban Deputy Foreign Minister Rodriguez Costa and Egyptian Deputy Foreign Minister for American Affairs Hatem Seiful-Nasr during the latter's visit to Cuba, which ended on Thursday, MENA quoted a statement from the Cuban embassy in Cairo as saying.

    The agreement reflected the two governments' keenness to upgrade bilateral ties and cooperation, Costa added.