Egypt and Sudan

An Egyptian popular parliamentary delegation arrived here Thursday on a four-day visit.

The delegation is led by former foreign minister and current member of the Egyptian parliament Mohamed el Araby.

Abdel Rahman Abdel Fattah Nassef, the media adviser at the Egyptian Embassy in Khartoum, told MENA that the delegation includes a number of businessmen and leaders of the Egyptian identity front, including former Egyptian consul in Khartoum and current parliament member Hatem Bashat.

The delegation will visit today a number of Sudanese institutions, the Sudanese chamber of commerce and a Sudanese telecommunications company, Nassef said.

On Friday, the delegation will perform the weekly prayers and meet with prominent preacher Sheikh Mohammed Al Hassan and attend a dinner banquet, to be hosted by Sudanese Vice President Hassabo Mohammed Abdul Rahman, he added.

On Saturday, the Egyptian delegation will visit the council of African parties and the general federation of Sudanese journalists, before attending a ceremony to be held by the world popular friendship council, the media adviser said.

On the fourth and last day of the visit, the Egyptian popular delegation will visit the Sudanese foreign ministry, inspect the national dialogue sessions, currently held in Khartoum, before visiting the Sudanese parliament, he added.

By the end of the visit, the delegation will be received by Assistant Sudanese President Ibrahim Mahmoud Hamed, Nassef concluded.

Source: MENA