Petroleum Minister Tareq el Mulla left here on Monday for London on a three-day visit to Britain during which will take part in a number of events on oil and gas issues.

Mulla is scheduled to meet with senior officials in the British gas and oil sector for talks on means of bolstering cooperation with Egypt in this domain.

The minister's visit to Britain is the second of its kind as he made a similar visit in early November as part of the delegation which accompanied President Abdel Fattah El Sisi during his official visit to Britain. Talks covered means of increasing investments with British Gas company in Egypt especially in the field of gas exploration.