Egypt President Accepts Invitation To Visit Pakistan

Islamabad, Nov 1 ,IRNA– Pakistani Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar Wednesday invited Egypt's President Muhammad Morsi on behalf of President Asif Zardari to undertake a bilateral visit to Pakistan on 23-24 November, Foreign Ministry said. Ms. Khar visited Egypt as a Special Envoy of the President of Pakistan and during her stay in Cairo, she called on President Morsi and extended to him an invitation for participation in the D-8 Summit that will be held in Islamabad on November 22 and for the bilateral visit. “The Egyptian President while accepting the invitation reiterated Egypt's desire to forge closer and stronger ties with Pakistan,” a Foreign Ministry statement said. Foreign Minister Khar also held a meeting with her Egyptian counterpart Mr. Mohammad Kamel Amr. Besides discussing the entire gamut of bilateral relations, the two ministers also discussed regional and international issues of mutual interests, the statement said. The Foreign Ministers expressed confidence that President Morsi's visit to Pakistan would further expand and deepen bilateral ties, it said. On the sidelines of the visit, Foreign Minister Khar also held a meeting with the Secretary General of Arab League Nabil el-Arabi and exchanged views on matters of mutual interests including Palestine issue and the situation in Syria./end