SINGAPORE: Singapore’s President Tharman Shanmugaratnam has written to Egypt’s Abdel Fattah al-Sisi to congratulate him on his re-election as president, the Ministry of Overseas Affairs (MFA) mentioned on Wednesday (Dec 20).
Mr Sisi took 89.6 per cent of the vote throughout Egypt’s Dec 10 to Dec 12 presidential election to win a 3rd time period in workplace.
“Please settle for my congratulations in your re-election as president of the Arab Republic of Egypt,” Mr Tharman mentioned in his letter.
“The sturdy mandate that you just acquired is very necessary within the midst of the conflicts within the area and the important thing position that Egypt performs in each coordinating humanitarian support into Gaza and within the pursuit of peace.”
Mr Tharman famous that Singapore and Egypt get pleasure from a “heat and long-standing partnership” that’s “underpinned by sturdy political, financial and people-to-people ties”.
He added that cooperation between the 2 nations continues to deepen and has expanded into areas like capability constructing, civil aviation and tourism.
“I stay up for persevering with to work with you to additional improve bilateral ties,” mentioned Mr Tharman.
