His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi today discussed bilateral relations and a number of regional and international issues of common interest for their two countries.

The talks took place at the al-Ittihadiya Presidential Palace where Al-Sisi received H.H. Sheikh Mohamed and members of the delegation accompanying him during a visit to Cairo.

President Al-Sisi welcomed H.H. Sheikh Mohamed and praised the excellent bilateral relations and their development due to the historic and close co-operation.

He thanked the UAE, under the leadership of President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, for taking honourable stances for Egypt and its people.

H.H. Sheikh Mohamed extended condolences to the Egyptian people for victims of Egyptair's flight that crashed recently in the Mediterranean. He prayed to Allah Almighty to spare Egypt and its people from any misfortunes.

He conveyed to the Egyptian president H.H. Sheikh Khalifa's greetings and his best wishes of continued progress, security and prosperity for Egypt.

Al-Sisi requested H.H. Sheikh Mohamed to convey his greetings and best wishes of further progress to H.H. Sheikh Khalifa for the UAE and its people.

Source :WAM