Sheikh Ahmed El Tayeb
The trip would mark a historic milestone as the first visit by a Grand Imam to the Indian Ocean islands, said the Egyptian Sheikhdom of Al-Azhar in a statement on Sunday.
The two sides also addressed the ways of enhancing cooperation between Al Azhar Institute, one of the top Islamic Sunni institutes in Egypt and the Arab world, the United States of Emirates and the Muslim Council of Elders, the statement added.
