Mahlab heads for South Africa to attend AU summit

Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab left for South Africa Friday night to attend the Nepad and AU summits on behalf of President Abdel Fattah El Sisi.

Mahlab is set to deliver Egypt's speech at the 25th session of the AU summit in Johannesburg.

He will stress deep relations between Egypt and other African countries.

Mahlab will also talk about means to boost relations with Africa in the coming stage, especially after the recent three-way meeting of the COMESA, SADC and EAC.

He will also focus on development efforts in Egypt and incentives to lure more investments and support Egyptian-African trade.

The Nepad and AU summits will kick off on Sunday.