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Egyptian President Sisi arrives in Seoul for first state visit in 10 years
October 7, 2026 at 06:35 AM · Updated 9d ago
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Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has arrived in South Korea for his first state visit in 10 years, opening an Asian tour.
- Sisi landed at Seoul Air Base on Tuesday, met by the Korean minister of climate and energy and Egyptian Ambassador Hazem Zaki.
- Spokesman Mohamed El-Shenawy said the tour also includes state visits to Malaysia and Indonesia, talks with President Lee Jae-myung, and a roundtable with Korean firms.
- Lee Jae-myung said he welcomed Sisi's first Seoul visit in a decade and recalled their frank talks in Cairo last year.
- Lee said he hoped the "Miracle of the Han River" and the "Miracle of the Nile" would combine to boost shared prosperity.
- Sisi attended a roundtable in Seoul with heads of 23 major South Korean companies during his visit.
- Sisi renewed a call for a Korean industrial zone in the Suez Canal Economic Zone and proposed activating the Egypt-Korea Business Council.
- A bilateral summit is scheduled for Thursday to focus on economic cooperation and sign memoranda of understanding.
- Sisi proposed holding a joint Egyptian-Korean economic forum at the Seoul roundtable.
- He outlined partnership opportunities in shipbuilding, automotive, electronics, petrochemicals, pharmaceuticals and advanced technology.
- He highlighted Egypt's investment incentives, one-stop-shop system and exchange-rate liberalization.






