Egypt's first lady receives Melania Trump in Cairo

CAIRO - 6 September 2018: Egyptian First Lady Enitssar Amer received Melania Trump, wife of the US President Donald Trump, at Cairo International Airport on Saturday.

“I am honored to receive the honorable lady, wife of the US president, tomorrow in Cairo, and I wish her a successful and happy visit to her second country, Egypt,” the president’s wife wrote on Facebook.

Trump landed in Egypt in a as part of a one-week tour of African countries. Egypt is the the last leg of her four-nation tour of Africa.


Egyptian Children receives Melania Trump, wife of the US President Donald Trump, at Cairo International Airport on Saturday- File Photo

Trump has earlier announced embarking on an African tour starting October 1, where she will visit four “beautiful and very different” countries, according to the Associated Press.

The first lady visited Ghana, Malawi, Kenya, and Egypt, where she discussed child care on her first extended solo international mission without the American president.

The first lady has said that she looks forward to spreading the message of her “Be Best” child-welfare initiative. She launched the campaign in May to focus on the overall child well-being, with an emphasis on opioid addiction and online behavior.

In October 2, members of the Egyptian parliament have proposed ways to make the most of Melania Trump’s visit to Egypt as part of her African tour this week.

MP Magda Nasr said ministers of tourism, investment and culture should meet with the U.S. First Lady in hopes she signs relevant protocols, in addition to Trump’s interest in child welfare.

Nasr also recommended that the National Council for Women meets with Trump to discuss national projects that focus on the advancement of women.

For the part of the undersecretary of the parliamentary foreign affairs committee, Suzy Rafla, the visit will strengthen relations and boost investments; especially that African is rich with resources. She added that the tourism sector should promote Egypt as a travel destination during the visit.

Secretary of the foreign affairs committee, Tarek al-Khouly, also suggested that Trump visits tourist sites as the world follows her visit, emphasizing that including Egypt in her African tour is telling of the importance of the country as an African nation.

The First Lady left Washington Tuesday to make stops in Ghana, Malawi, Kenya and Egypt in a week-long journey focusing on children.






Egyptian Children receives Melania Trump, wife of the US President Donald Trump, at Cairo International Airport on Saturday- File Photo