PM on a 3-day working visit to Egypt

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak and wife Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor has left for Cairo on a three-day working visit to Egypt.

The aircraft that carried Najib and wife was expected to arrive at the Cairo International Airport at 6.20 pm local time Monday.

Najib's working visit to Egypt was also accompanied by Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Anifah Aman, Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Datuk Seri Dr Jamil Khir Baharom and Prime Minisiter's Religious Adviser Datuk Seri Dr Abdullah Md Zain.

In Cairo, the Prime Minister was expected to pay a courtesy call on Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi tomorrow (Jan 22).

He was also expected to pay courtesy a call to Egyptian Prime Minister Dr Hesham Qandil the following day.

Najib's visit to Egypt was to discuss Malaysia's future bilateral relations with Egypt including the cooperation mechanism in some substantive issues involving trade, investment, economic and education.

After his visit to Egypt, Najib is expected to depart for the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland from Jan 23 to 27.