CAIRO, July 3, 2018 (MENA) - Speaker of the House of Deputies (HoD) Ali Abdel Aal on Tuesday stated that President Abdel Fattah El Sisi sent a message to the House assigning Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouli to form the new government. The message was read out at the start of the session with the MPs and the premier attending. The president expressed hope that the new government's policy statement would win the confidence of the parliament. He also underlined the necessity of maintaining cooperation between the government and parliament for the best interest of the country. Abdel Aal noted that appointing a new minister of defence in the new Cabinet line-up came after the approval of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) on June 14 in agreement with article 234 of the Constitution. The Speaker thanked former prime minister Sherif Ismail and his government for all the sincere efforts they made and achievements they accomplished in the service of the homeland.