Foreign ministry eyes cooperation with election committee

CAIRO - 14 October 2017: The Foreign Ministry said it is eager to cooperate with the National Electoral Commission to facilitate the voting of Egyptian expatriates.

In a press release, the Foreign Ministry's spokesman Ahmed Abu-Zeid said that President Abdel Fatah Al Sisi is expected to issue a decree to form the board of directors of the National Electoral Commission led by deputy head of Court of Cassation Lasheen Ibrahim Mohamed Lasheen.

The ministry will present proposals to ease the voting process for Egyptians living abroad, said the statement, adding that it will consider ideas sent by Egyptian expatriates.