Palestinian Prime Minister pays Egypt three-day visit

CAIRO – 28 May 2023: Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh will arrive in Egypt on Monday, at the head of a high-level ministerial delegation, said Palestinian ambassador in Cairo Diab Al Louh in a statement on Sunday.

His three-day visit comes at the invitation of his Egyptian Prime Minister Mustafa Madbouly, Al Louh added, noting that the high-level meeting is the second gathering for the Palestinian-Egyptian Higher Joint Committee as the first meeting was held in early October 2019.

“The participation of nine ministerial portfolios in this official visit demonstrates the keenness of the State of Palestine to build bridges of political and executive cooperation between the two countries,” Al Louh said.

The ministers participating in the visit are Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Riyad Al-Maliki; the Minister of Interior Major General Ziyad Hab Al-Rih; Minister of National Economy Khaled Al-Osaili; Minister of Agriculture Riyad Attari; Minister of Health Dr. May Al-Kaila; Minister of Education and Higher and Scientific Research Mahmoud Abu Mowais; Minister of Public Works and Housing Muhammad Ziyarah; Minister of Transport and Communications Assem Salem; Palestinian Minister of Awqaf Hatem Al-Bakri, along with the Palestinian government spokesman Ibrahim Melhem, the Secretary General of the Council of Ministers Amjad Ghanem; Head of the Energy and Natural Resources Authority Dhafer Melhem, and a number of senior advisors to the Prime Minister.