Sources within the Egyptian parliament say there is a chance Saudi King Salman bin Abdel Aziz will address parliament on Sunday morning, since that session has been reserved for discussions of the king's visit.
According to sources within the Egyptian parliament's General Secretariat, the Sunday morning session will be reserved for Salman's visit, while the afternoon session has been set aside for discussions on the report of the special committee examining the government's program. Discussions on the committee's report are expected to last four days.
A number of MPs have welcomed Salman's visit, describing it as "historic", being his first visit to an Arab state since he came to power, and only his second visit outside Saudi Arabia in that time.
MP Ali Abdel Wanis said that Salman's visit comes at an important and very sensitive time, which reflects on the importance and statue of Egypt.
Abdel Wanis expressed his happiness at the idea of Salman addressing parliament, saying it would be "historic and unprecedented", since he would be the first Arab leader to address the new legislature since its formation.
He praised the agreements scheduled to be signed with Egypt during the king's visit.
MP Mohamed Badrawy also welcomed the Saudi king's visit and described it as "historic", demonstrating the strong relations between Egypt and other Arab nations.
"We count on this visit to end several tense issues in the region, especially the Syrian file, the war in Yemen, and Turkish-Egyptian relations, and it definitely will contribute effectively to agreeing on new mechanisms to confront terrorist groups," said Badrawy.
The visit will have a positive impact on the economic situation of Egypt through the signing of a package of economic agreements between the two countries, which in turn would contribute to reducing the state budget deficit, which is almost equal to LE309 billion.
Edited translation from Al-Masry Al-Youm
