ABU DHABI - Egyptian Ambassador in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Tamer Mansour has denied Sunday any diplomatic row that has reportedly led visa suspensions affecting most Egyptian and Emirati travellers as well as delaying an official visit by the Prime Minister Essam Sharaf to the Gulf country on April 24 . "There is no visa dispute between the two countries as some media reports have claimed recently," Ambassador Mansour said, according to the official Middle East News Agency (MENA). He said that he had discussed these reports with the UAE officials, who dismissed them as untrue and baseless. Mansour added that there are more than 385,000 Egyptian exapts and their families working and living in the UAE and they have been issued entry and exit visas without any problems. "Only 39 Egyptians have encountered visa problems due to some administrative problems, which will be solved soon as promised by the UAE officials," he said. Ambassador Mansour said that Prime Minister Sharaf had to postpone his planned visit to Abu Dhabi last month because of previous engagements that necessitated his presence in Cairo at the time. "The visit was rescheduled to May 8, but Premier Sharaf had to put it off again after Sunday's Cairo clashes between Muslims and Christians that left 10 people killed and more than 100 injured," Mansour said.
