Opinions & Interviews

MINSK, 15 November (BelTA) - Egypt praises the level of political relations with Belarus, Ali Abdel-Aal Sayed, Speaker of the House of Representatives of Egypt, told BelTA after the meeting with Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko on 15 November.

He said that during the meeting with the Belarusian head of state they discussed all opportunities and issues concerning Belarus and Egypt in the political and economic dimensions. According to the Egyptian side, a very high level of political interaction with Belarus has been reached recently.

Ali Abdel-Aal Sayed also said that the Belarusian-Egyptian inter-parliamentary agreement on cooperation was signed on 15 November. He pointed out the importance of the fact that a group of friendship with Belarus has been created in the Egyptian parliament to promote bilateral cooperation.

He believes that the visit of Alexander Lukashenko in January 2017 gave a very strong impetus to the development of bilateral relations. The president of Egypt is set to visit Belarus in 2019. “The heads of state have very close and friendly relations,” he concluded.