UK Prime Minister Theresa May congratulated in a phone call on Wednesday Egypt's President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi for winning his second presidential term in the 2018 presidential elections, the Egyptian presidency said in a statement.

May told El-Sisi that she looks forward to continue working to develop Egyptian-British relations in different fields.

President El-Sisi expressed his appreciation to the British prime minister and said that Egypt is keen to boost bilateral cooperation in the upcoming period to achieve common good for both countries.

The United Kingdom is the largest foreign investor in Egypt, with more than $30 billion in investments in the country since 2011, according to the British embassy in Cairo.