Islamabad: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif today held a telephonic conversation with President of Egypt Abdel Fattah El Sisi and exchanged Eid-ul-Fitr greetings. During the call, the Prime Minister conveyed warm wishes to the leadership, government, and the people of Egypt while praying for their continued prosperity, peace, and progress.
According to Radio Pakistan, the Prime Minister fondly recalled his visit to Cairo in December last year where he participated in the D-8 Summit. He reaffirmed Pakistan’s desire to further strengthen its existing friendly ties with Egypt across all spheres of mutual interest. The Prime Minister lauded the success of Egypt’s Hepatitis C program. The two leaders agreed that an Egyptian delegation would visit Pakistan immediately after Eid to assist Pakistan’s Hepatitis control efforts and a Pakistani delegation would also visit Egypt in this regard.
The Egyptian President warmly reciprocated the Eid ul Fitr greetings and extended his best wishes to the people of Pakistan on this joyous occasion. He also expressed Egypt’s desire to strengthen its mutually beneficial cooperation with Pakistan.