Wrapping up work here Tuesday, the 18th COMESA summit congratulated President Abdel Fattah El Sisi for winning the presidential election in Egypt.
The summit praised the presidential polls, which were conducted with professionalism through the High Election Commission.
It also lauded the peaceful power sharing in Egypt, pointing to the smooth transfer of power from former president Adly Mansour to Sisi.
In its communique, the COMESA summit also condemned terrorist operations in a number of African states, including Egypt.
It condemned in the strongest terms the recent beheading of Egyptians in Libya at the hands of Daesh.
The COMESA condoles with the Egyptian government and people, it said in the communique.
The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) said it is looking forward to holding a three-way conference with the East African Community (EAC) and the Southern African Development Community (SADC) in Sharm el Sheikh next June.