Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif held a telephone conversation today with His Excellency Abdel Fattah El Sisi, President of Egypt, to exchange 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. 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.
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