Egypt's Mufti Meets Advisor to Uzbekistan's President

On Sunday, Egypt's Grand Mufti, Dr. Shawki Allam, received the advisor to the President of Uzbekistan, Mudhaffar Kamilov, accompanied by the Uzbek Mufti and Chairman of the Muslim Board, Nuriddin Khalik Nazarov, and a high-level delegation to discuss means of mutual scholarly cooperation.

Dr. Allam initiated the meeting by emphasizing the depth of Egypt-Uzbekistan relations and asserted the significance of cooperation between fatwa authorities worldwide.

For his part, Dr. Kamilov praised Egypt's Dar al-Ifta endeavors in various fields and expressed his aspiration for further cooperation in training Uzbek shariah students and exchanging experiences.

It's worth mentioning that the President of Uzbekistan, Shavkat Mirziyoyev is scheduled to visit the Arab Republic of Egypt for the first time after the visit of President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi to the country in 2018 saw the expected increase in the number of close ties between the two countries.