Chinese President Xi Jinping is scheduled to travel to Kyrgyzstan and Egypt, with the trip beginning in Bishkek for the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit. China’s foreign ministry says Xi will attend the SCO summit as part of a state visit to Kyrgyzstan, and then travel to Egypt later in the schedule.
According to the foreign ministry spokesperson Lin Jian, the Bishkek summit will focus on deepening cooperation and addressing major international and regional issues with participating countries and leaders. The ministry also frames the visits as part of broader efforts to develop China’s relations with both Kyrgyzstan and Egypt. Reuters and other outlets report the same overall itinerary, though they provide limited additional detail beyond the stated purpose and the sequencing of the trip.
