Egyptian President, Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi, and visiting Sultan of Oman, Haitham bin Tariq Al Said, yesterday, met in the Egyptian capital, Cairo, on bilateral and regional issues.

The two leaders agreed on continued coordination and joint endeavours, for achieving regional stability and security, and highlighted the need to intensify efforts to resolve existing crises, in a way that protects the supreme interests of the Arab peoples, and preserves their capabilities and gains, the Egyptian Presidency said in a statement.

It is the first visit of the Omani sultan to Egypt, since he assumed power in Jan, 2020.

During the meeting, Sisi affirmed Egypt’s keenness to promote distinguished relations with Oman, in order to achieve the interests of the two peoples and the entire Arab nation.

For his part, Haitham stressed the importance of opening new horizons for bilateral cooperation in all fields, in the coming period, in order to build on the positive results achieved during Sisi’s visit to Muscat in Jun, 2022.

The two leaders also expressed satisfaction with the continuous increase in trade growth rates, affirming the continuation of strengthening the ongoing efforts in this regard, between the concerned authorities in the two countries.

Source: Nam News Network (NNN)