President Lee holds summit meeting with Egyptian president today... Discussion of supply chain cooperation, etc.

State visit to Korea: Joint press announcement and state luncheon scheduled with President Al-Sisi

(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Seol Seung-eun = President Lee Jae-myung will hold a summit meeting with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, who is visiting Korea as a state guest, at the Blue House on the 8th.

Starting with an official welcoming ceremony this morning, the leaders of the two countries will sequentially carry out schedules such as a small group meeting, an expanded meeting, an agreement and memorandum of understanding signing ceremony, a joint press release, and a state luncheon.

The meeting is expected to discuss economic cooperation such as trade, investment, infrastructure, and supply chains, expansion of human exchanges, regional situations, and international issues.

Previously, Chief Blue House Spokesperson Kang Yu-jeong explained in a written briefing on the 6th, "President Al-Sisi's state visit to Korea will be an important opportunity to develop Korea-Egypt relations into a strategic partnership and strengthen cooperation with Africa and the Middle East."

President Al-Sisi is visiting Korea for a three-day, two-night trip from the previous day to the 9th at the invitation of President Lee.

This is President Al-Sisi's first visit to Korea in 10 years since 2016.

This is the first meeting between President Lee and President al-Sisi about 11 months since President Lee's visit to Egypt in November last year.