Egypt’s President Sisi heads to Budapest to participate in Visegrad Group summit

Egypt’s President Sisi heads to Budapest to participate in Visegrad Group summit

CAIRO – 11 October 2021: Egypt’s President Abdel-Fattah el Sisi will head, Monday to the Hungarian capital, Budapest, to participate in Visegrad Group summit, which includes Hungary, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Poland. According to Presidency spokesperson Bassam Rady, this is the sound time for Egypt’s President Sisi to take part in Visegrad gathering after 2017, which reflects the keenness of the two sides to develop relations between them and discuss various issues of common interest. The summit is scheduled to address number of issues, including Egypt’s role in the Middle East, cooperation in the fight against terrorism and illegal immigration, energy security, and discuss opportunities to develop trade, investment and tourism relations between the two sides, as well as ways to develop cooperation between Egypt and the European Union. Rady also stated that President Sisi’s visit to Budapest will also witness intensive bilateral talks with senior Hungarian officials, led by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban and Hungarian President Janos Ader, to discuss strengthening political and economic relations between the two countries, as well as cooperation and coordination at the international and regional levels. in July 2017, President Sisi head to Budapest for the first time to participate in the