Cairo, Oct. 25 (SANA) Syrian Energy Minister Mohammad al-Bashir participated Sunday in the opening session of the ninth Cairo Water Week in the Egyptian. On the sidelines of the event, al-Bashir held talks with Nizar Haddad, Director General of the International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA), focusing on prospects for cooperation in modern irrigation techniques and improving the management of water resources used in agriculture, SANA’s correspondent reported.