CAIRO — Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi returned Sept. 5 from an Asian tour that included China, Uzbekistan and Bahrain and held talks with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping, the Chinese prime minister, a number of representatives of Chinese companies and President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev. On Sept. 3-4, Sisi also participated in the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation.
Besides Egypt, several African countries — including Ethiopia, Algeria, Eritrea and Somalia — attended the forum.