H.E. The President receives the Egyptian Ambassador

H.E. Mr Yehya Ibrahim El Ramlawym, Ambassador of the Republic of Egypt, paid a courtesy visit on H.E. Prof. Guido de Marco, President of Malta, at The Palace, Valletta. The Egyptian Ambassador stated that the purpose of his visit was to convey to Prof. de Marco warm wishes on his assumption to the Presidency of Malta from H.E. Hosni Mubarak, President of Egypt, as well as those of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Egypt, H.E. Moussa who was recently in Malta participating in the VIth Ordinary Meeting of Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Mediterranean Forum.

Among the issues discussed during the meeting was the follow-up to a visit to Egypt by Prof. de Marco in March and the strengthening of bilateral ties between Malta and Egypt in the context of trade and tourism and co-operation on issues relating to arms and drug-trafficking and illegal migration. The outcome of the Euro-Mediterranean Conference held in Stuttgart, in particular the Stability Charter for the Mediterranean, was also discussed.

Prof. de Marco reiterated his invitation to H.E. President Mubarak to visit Malta – an invitation which was extended to the President of the Republic of Egypt while Prof. de Marco was visiting Egypt in March 1999.