CAIRO, Nov 10 -- Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim arrived here today for a four-day official visit to Egypt at the invitation of President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi. The special aircraft carrying the Prime Minister and his delegation landed at Cairo International Airport at 6.30pm local time (12.30am Malaysian time), where he was welcomed by Egypt’s Prime Minister Dr Mustafa Madbouly (front second, left), Malaysia’s Ambassador to Egypt Datuk Mohd Tarid Sufian, and other officials. Tomorrow, Anwar will be accorded an official welcome at Al-Ittihadiya Palace before a one-on-one meeting with El-Sisi, followed by a bilateral meeting. --fotoBERNAMA (2024) COPYRIGHT RESERVED
CAIRO: Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim arrived here on Sunday (Nov 10) for a four-day official visit to Egypt at the invitation of Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi.
The special flight carrying the Prime Minister and his delegation landed at Cairo International Airport at 6.30pm (local time) and was received by Egypt's Prime Minister Dr Mustafa Madbouly, Malaysian Ambassador to Egypt Datuk Mohd Tarid Sufian, and other officials.
At the Presidential Arrival Hall, the Prime Minister inspected the Static Guard of Honour, manned by 16 personnel members.
Accompanying the Prime Minister on this visit are Foreign Affairs Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan, Investment, Trade and Industry Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz, Energy Transition and Water Transformation Deputy Minister Akmal Nasrullah Mohd Nasir, Natural Resources and Environment Sustainability Deputy Minister Datuk Seri Huang Tiong Sii, and other officials.
On Monday (Nov 11), the Prime Minister is scheduled to receive an official welcoming ceremony at the Al-Ittihadiya Palace before a private meeting with El-Sisi, followed by a bilateral discussion between the two leaders.
Both Anwar and El-Sisi are also scheduled to witness the signing of memorandums of understanding (MOUs), including one between Malaysia and Al-Azhar Al-Sharif for collaboration with the Faculty of Islamic Studies, and an MOU on cooperation in religious affairs between Malaysia and Egypt.
Later in the afternoon, the Prime Minister is expected to deliver a public lecture at Al-Azhar University, followed by a roundtable meeting with industry leaders in Egypt.
Egypt was Malaysia's fifth-largest trading partner among African nations last year, with bilateral trade valued at RM3.35bil.
From January to September 2024, bilateral trade between the two countries reached RM3bil, marking a 21.4 per cent increase compared to the same period in 2023. This year’s trade value is expected to surpass last year's figures.- Bernama
