ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Egypt on Saturday agreed to strengthen economic and security cooperation during a meeting between Chief of Army Staff Field Marshal Asim Munir and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi in Cairo, according to the military’s media wing, Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), on Saturday.
Pakistan and Egypt share a history of diplomatic ties dating back to the early years of Pakistan’s independence. Egypt was among the first Middle Eastern countries to recognize Pakistan, and the two formally established diplomatic relations in 1948.
Earlier this year, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif thanked President El-Sisi for Egypt’s balanced diplomacy amid tensions between Pakistan and India, and invited him to visit Islamabad.
“The Chief of Army Staff commended the Egyptian leadership for its key role in the region’s peace and stability, while President El-Sisi expressed appreciation for Pakistan’s positive and proactive contributions to matters of importance for the world and the Muslim Ummah,” ISPR said. “Both leaders underlined the importance of coordination on matters of mutual strategic interests and strengthening people-to-people contacts.”
The statement said the meeting acknowledged the shared history of friendly ties and a mutual desire to broaden cooperation across socio-economic, technological and security domains.
