Vietnamese president arrives in Luxor

LUXOR, Upper Egypt - 25 August 2018: Vietnamese President Tran Dai Quang arrived in Luxor International Airport to make tourist tour amid tight security measures.

The one-day visit comes upon invitation by President Abdel Fattah El Sisi.

Quang will pay a visit to temples and Pharaonic tombs in the East and West Banks besides attending one of the sound and light shows.

The Vietnamese president is scheduled to meet Luxor Governor Mohamed Badr and lawmakers in preparation for inking a tourist cooperation protocol between Vietnam and the Upper Egyptian governorate.

In the airport, Quang was welcomed by Badr besides other Egyptian officials and a delegation of the Vietnamese Embassy in Egypt as well as senior security leaders in the governorate.