Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi, accompanied by his Indonesian counterpart Joko Widodo, left, inspects a guard of honor prior to their meeting at Merdeka Palace in Jakarta, Indonesia, Friday, Sept. 4, 2015 (AP )
Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi arrived in Indonesia's Jakartaon early on Friday, Egyptian state television reported, in the final stop on a week-long Asian tour which included stops in Singapore and China.
El-Sisi will hold bilateral talks with his Indonesian counterpart, Joko Widodo, on Friday, and the men will sign a memorandum of understanding between the two countries relating to a number of sectors.
El-Sisi will also meet the secretary-general of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) at the association's headquarters.
President Widodo will host a state dinner in El-Sisi's honour on Friday evening.
El-Sisi’s visit to Indonesia is the first such visit by an Egyptian president since Hosni Mubarak in 1983.
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