Speaker of Egypt's Shura Council ends visit to Morocco

Speaker of the Egyptian Shura Council, Mustafa Kamal Hilmi, left Morocco on Friday after a several-day working visit to the Kingdom during which he was received by King Hassan II.

The Egyptian official's visit was crowned by the establishment of a friendship and cooperation group between the Egyptian Shura council and the Moroccan chamber of advisors (upper chamber of the Moroccan parliament).

The friendship group will see to the consolidation of dialogue and partnership between the two countries in all sectors of common concern.

It will also serve as a legal frame for the reinforcement of contacts and coordination between the two countries' law-makers in international fora to defend the strategic interests of the Arab and Islamic states.

During his trip, the Egyptian official conferred with several Moroccan officials and MPs on ways of upgrading cooperation between the two countries' legislative bodies.

Talks also covered Morocco's political alternation experience, the Sahara issue, the evolution of Moroccan-Egyptian trade exchange, investments and the latest developments on the Arab and international scenes.