Xi makes world tour ahead of White House summit
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- Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Egypt, the second stop on a tour that could end with a meeting at the White House.
- Xi is expected to sign economic agreements with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi during his first visit to Egypt in a decade.
- He said on arrival: “Once you drink from the Nile, you are destined to return.”
Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Egypt on Tuesday, the second stop on what could become a busy month of travel and may conclude with a meeting at the White House.
“Once you drink from the Nile, you are destined to return,” Xi said after landing at Cairo International Airport.
The Chinese leader is expected to sign economic agreements with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi on Wednesday. It is Xi’s first trip to Egypt in a decade and his first stop in the Middle East during the tour.
Once you drink from the Nile, you are destined to return.
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