President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi will conclude Saturday his visit to Kazakhstan and then head to Japanese capital, Tokyo for talks with Japanese Emperor Akihito and Prime Minister, Shinzō Abe, Al Bawaba News reported. The meetings will focus on discussing ways of strengthening political and economic relations between the two countries, especially in the fields of education, energy and environment, as well as exchange views on regional and international issues of common interest. During Al Sisi's visit to Japan, he will meet with head of Japan's International Cooperation Agency (JICA), governor of Tokyo, representatives of the Japanese business community and members of the Egyptian-Japanese Parliamentary Friendship Association. On the other hand, spokesman for the presidency, Ambassador Alaa Youssef revealed that Al Sisi will conclude his Asian tour with a visit to South Korea, where he will meet with his South Korean counterpart, Park Geun-hye, Prime Minister, Hwang Kyo-ahn and speaker of parliament, Chung Ui-hwa. The president will also meet with representatives of major Korean companies and heads of economic and trade unions, in order to reveal investment prospects and opportunities of economic cooperation in Egypt, Youssef explained. The visit is expected to witness the signing of the declaration of upgrading relations to the level of comprehensive partnership between the two countries, Youssef added.
