(LEAD) Moon arrives in Egypt for summit focused on economic ties
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CAIRO, Jan. 19 (Yonhap) -- President Moon Jae-in arrived in Egypt on Wednesday to hold summit talks with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi with trade and the economy high on the agenda.
Moon's visit to Cairo marks the first trip by a South Korean president to the African nation in 16 years, Moon's office said.
The two leaders are expected to agree on a joint feasibility study for a bilateral free trade deal, which if sealed would be Korea's first free trade agreement with an African country.
Moon will also attend a business forum where companies of the two nations plan to discuss how to strengthen cooperation in electric cars, information technology and transportation.
Egypt is the final leg of Moon's three-nation trip to the Middle East that took him to the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia.
South Korean President Moon Jae-in applauds during an investment forum between South Korea and Saudi Arabia at a Riyadh hotel on Jan. 18, 2022. (Yonhap)
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