Egyptian President

Special Envoy of the President of Egypt, Hatam El Sayed Tageldin, has expressed concern on behalf of Egyptian President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi and the Egyptian government, over the blast on the presidential speedboat in the Maldives last week.

Tageldin paid a courtesy call on Vice President Ahmed Adeeb at the President’s Office this morning.

He noted the injuries suffered by the First Lady and others, and wished for her speedy and full recovery and conveyed the solidarity of the Egyptian people at this time of concern for the President.

Tageldin also delivered a letter to President Abdulla Yameen on behalf of President Sisi, in which the Egyptian Head of State detailed Egypt’s candidature for a Non-Permanent Seat in the UN Security Council for the upcoming term.

VP Adeeb conveyed on behalf of President Yameen, the assurance of Maldives’ support for Egypt’s candidature vote scheduled for 15 October 2015 in New York.