Senior Egyptian diplomat delegation visit Imam Ali shrine and three religious leaders in Najaf

(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - The Egyptian diplomatic delegation’s companion, Muthana al-Saidi that "the Egyptian diplomatic delegation headed by Egyptian Ambassador, Sherif Shahin in Baghdad visited the shrine of Imam Ali."He added that "from within the program of the delegation’s visit was to meet with three senior religious leaders; Mohammed Said al-Hakim, Ishaq Al-Fayad and Bashir al-Najafi as they will also meet with representatives of the religious leaders as well."He explained that "the visit is friendly far from political nature and aims to close viewpoints between the Egyptian and Iraqi peoples."The Egyptian ambassador in Baghdad, Sharif Shaheen described earlier, Egyptian-Iraqi relations as strategic and very important for the two countries, stressing that what is needed is to launch the popular will of the two countries to achieve the cooperation and convergence between them, as the governments of the two countries have in turn to facilitate this convergence and regulate it./129