Cairo, January 6 (RHC) -– Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi expressed his best wishes and congratulations to the Cuban people and his willingness to support the expansion of bilateral relations with the island.
According to the Prensa Latina news agency, the Cuban ambassador in Cairo, Laureano Rodriguez, expressed his appreciation to the Egyptian president and stressed the links of friendship between Egypt and Cuba. He also recalled the strong bonds of friendship between Commander-in-Chief Fidel Castro and former Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser.
Cairo and Havana established political and diplomatic relations on September 5, 1949.