Egypt president to vist Pak ahead of India trip

March 16, 2013 11:58

Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi will visit Pakistan with a high-powered delegation on March 18 before travelling to India for a three-day official visit. This will be the first bilateral visit by an Egyptian leader to Pakistan since the 1960s, when the late Gamal Abdel Nasser travelled to the country. Mursi is visiting Pakistan at the invitation of his counterpart Asif Ali Zardari.

"President Mursi's decision to choose Pakistan as the first South Asian country for a bilateral visit manifests Egypt's desire to add a new chapter to its bilateral ties with Pakistan," said a statement from the foreign office.

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