Sisi arrives in Jakarta, last stop of Asian tour

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi arrived in Indonesia’s Jakarta early Friday, Egyptian state television reported, in the final stop on a week-long Asian tour which included stops in Singapore and China.

Sisi will hold bilateral talks with his Indonesian counterpart, Joko Widodo, Friday, and the men will sign a memorandum of understanding between the two countries relating to a number of sectors.

Sisi will also meet the secretary-general of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) at the association’s headquarters.

President Widodo will host a state dinner in the Egyptian president’s honour on Friday evening.

Sisi’s visit to Indonesia is the first such visit by an Egyptian president since Hosni Mubarak in 1983.

source:Ahram Online