President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi met Saturday with the Secretary General of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Lee Luong in Jakarta, Al Bawaba News reported. Sisi discussed with Luong ways to boost economic cooperation between Egypt and the association as well as discussing Egypt's request to be an ASEAN dialogue partner. The President also visited the National Monument in Jakarta's Merdeka Square, which was built as a symbol of Indonesia's independence.