Sisi receives red-carpet reception at Vienna imperial palace

VIENNA, 17 Dec 2018: Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen received his Egyptian counterpart Abel Fatah al-Sisi upon his arrival at Vienna imperial palace of Hofburg on Monday.

Sisi was given a red-carped reception and the national anthems of both countries were played. The two presidents reviewed the guards of honor.

Sisi was accompanied by the Austrian president inside the palace where they held a session of talks on means of expanding bilateral relations and issues of common interest.

The Egyptian president arrived here on Sunday on a four-day official visit to Austria where he will take part in the High-Level Africa-Europe forum called for by President of the Republic of Rwanda, Paul Kagame, as the current Chairperson of the African Union, and the Federal Chancellor of the Republic of Austria Sebastian Kurz.