Egyptian President Sisi returns from Asian tour with ~20 agreements confirmed

Sisi returned Monday after a six-day tour of South Korea, Malaysia, and Indonesia, confirming the signing of about 20 agreements and memoranda of understanding.

Sisi arrived in Egypt on Monday morning, ending an Oct 6–11 tour that covered South Korea, Malaysia, and Indonesia.
During the South Korea leg, Sisi held talks with President Lee Jae-myung and joined a roundtable with executives of major Korean companies.
Sisi confirmed the tour produced about 20 agreements and memoranda of understanding aimed at boosting trade and balancing the trade balance.
Sisi said Egypt's developed infrastructure prepares the climate to absorb various investments.
Sisi thanked the transport, investment, and industry ministers who accompanied him on the Asian tour.
Egypt and Malaysia issued an 18-point joint statement elevating bilateral ties to a strategic partnership.
The tour's roughly 20 agreements cover petrochemicals, automobiles, renewable energy, agriculture, and nuclear cooperation including the El Dabaa plant.
Sisi said the tour's warm official and popular receptions reflected Egypt's international standing and its balanced, disciplined foreign policy.
Sisi thanked the leaders of South Korea, Malaysia and Indonesia for their hospitality during the Asian tour.
Sisi said Egypt would move quickly to turn the tour's agreements into concrete projects and investments on the ground.
Upon his return to Cairo, Sisi praised the Egyptian people, not officials, as the true heroes of the national battle, citing their resilience since 2011.
In Jakarta, Sisi and Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto agreed to raise bilateral trade to $5 billion by 2030.