On Monday evening, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán will travel to Egypt for an official visit, Bertalan Havasi, the Prime Minister’s press chief informed the Hungarian news agency MTI. Members of the Hungarian delegation include Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó and Minister for Economic Development Márton Nagy.

On Tuesday, Mr Orbán will have talks with Egyptian head of state Abdel Fattah el-Sisi and the parties will later sign a cooperation agreement, Mr Havasi reported.
According to the programme, the Hungarian Prime Minister will be received by Grand Imam of the reputable al-Azhar University and Mosque in Cairo Ahmed et-Tayeb, and also Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria. Simultaneously with Mr Orbán’s official visit, a Hungarian business delegation will arrive in Cairo; Hungarian company executives will attend a forum in the company of their Egyptian partners.