Abdel Fattah al-Sisi meets Bashir in Beijing

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi will meet with Sudanese President Omar Hassan Bashir on Thursday the sidelines of China's celebrations of the 70th anniversary of its victory in the Second World War.

Talks will tackle boosting bilateral relations and other issues of mutual interest.

Sisi will take part in the luncheon hosted by Chinese President Xi Jinping in honor of participating world leaders.

Sisi will fly for Jakarta on Friday for talks with the Indonesian leader and other senior officials on bilateral relations.

This will be the first visit by an Egyptian leader to this Asian state since 1983.

The visit is part of Sisi's Asian tour which he started on Monday with a visit to Singapore.

In Beijing, Sisi held talks with the Chinese president and premier on increasing Chinese investments in Egypt and removing any hurdles facing existing one

Source: MENA