Sisi arrives in Berlin for G20 summit , Egyptian community welcomes him

CAIRO - 28 October 2018: President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi arrived in Berlin on Sunday on a four-day visit to participate in the G20 Compact with Africa summit at an invitation from German Chancellor Angela Merkel.

The Egyptian community in Berlin gathered around the residence of President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi to welcome him during his visit.

The Egyptians carried flags and Sisi's pictures, with some of them wearing T-shirts with pictures of the President and banners in Arabic and English.

"We support Egypt, we support Sisi, we love Egypt, long live Egypt, and the President," Egyptians chanted in front of Sisi's residence in Berlin.

Sisi will hold mini-summits with African leaders and heads of state that are members of the G20 Partnership with Africa.

Sisi is also scheduled to have bilateral talks with Merkel, German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and the Bundestag (the parliament)'s president Wolfgang Schäuble, presidential spokesman Bassam Radi said earlier in the day.

He will also convene with other German top officials and businessmen to review regional and international issues of mutual concern as well as bilateral ties, said Radi.

Additional report with MENA