FORMER MALAYSIAN PM ARRIVES IN CAIRO FOR 2-DAY VISIT

       Cairo, 8 Rajab 1434/19 May 2013 (MINA) – Former Malaysian prime minister Mahathir Mohamed arrived in Cairo Saturday afternoon (18/5) for a two-day visit.

       Mohamed will meet with Egypt’s President Mohamed Morsi during his visit and hold talks with a number of economists and political figures, Malaysian ambassador in Cairo tells the state news agency, MENA, as Ahram report monitored by Mi’raj News Agency (MINA).

      The Egyptian News Agency reported Egyptian Civil Aviation Minister Wael El-Maadawi and Presidential Advisor for Economic Affairs Ashraf Serri received Mohamed at the Cairo airport.

      Mohamed is also expected to give a speech at a conference organised by the Muslim Brotherhood’s Freedom and Justice Party (FJP), according to a post on the Brotherhood’s official site Ikhwanonline on Saturday.

      The conference will focus on the FJP’s Renaissance Project, which President Morsi – who hails from the Islamist group – adopted as his presidential programme upon taking office in June 2012.

        Mohamed was the longeset-serving prime minister of the largely-Muslim state, occupying the post from 1981 – 2003. His tenure was most defined by carrying out substantial infrastructure projects.(T/P03/E1)

Mi’raj News Agency (MINA)