South Korea’s Lee to hold summit with Egyptian President El-Sisi in Seoul

President Lee Jae Myung was set Thursday to hold a summit with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi in Seoul to discuss ways to expand economic cooperation between the two countries. El-Sisi arrived in Korea the previous day on a three-day state visit, his first trip to the country since 2016. Following an official welcoming ceremony, the two leaders will hold summit talks, attend an agreement signing ceremony, a joint press briefing and a state luncheon, according to Cheong Wa Dae. The two sides are expected to discuss economic cooperation, such as trade and investment, infrastructure and supply chains, as well as expanding people-to-people exchanges, the regional political situation and international issues. "We expect President El-Sisi's state visit to serve as an important opportunity to develop South Korea-Egypt ties into a strategic partnership and further strengthen our country's cooperation with Africa and the Middle East," presidential spokesperson Kang Yu-jung said earlier. The two leaders last met in November during Lee's visit to Egypt.

SEOUL, Oct. 8 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung was set Thursday to hold a sum...

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi will make a state visit to Korea this week and hold a summit with President Lee Jae Myung on economic and international issues, Lee's office said Tuesday. At Lee's invitation, El-Sisi will arrive in Korea on Wednesday and meet with Lee Thursday during a three-day stay, presidential spokesperson Kang Yu-jung said in a written briefing. "Through the summit, (the two leaders) plan to hold in-depth discussions on economic cooperation, such as trade and investment, infrastructure and supply chains, as well as expanding people-to-people exchanges, the regional political situation and international issues," she said. This will be El-Sisi's first visit to the country since 2016. The two men last met in November during Lee's visit to Egypt. "We expect President El-Sisi's state visit to serve as an important opportunity to develop Korea-Egypt ties into a strategic partnership and further strengthen our country's cooperation with Africa and the Middle East," Kang said.

SEOUL, Oct. 6 (Yonhap) -- Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi will make a st...