Egyptian president leaves Russia for Hungary on previously unannounced visit

By Omer Asur Cuhadar and Lina Altawell

ISTANBUL (AA) - Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi left Moscow on Thursday for an unannounced official visit to Hungary, according to the Egyptian presidency.

The presidency said Sisi left the Russian capital for Budapest “on an official visit to Hungary,” without providing details on the trip's duration or agenda.

The Egyptian presidency had not previously announced al-Sisi’s planned visit to Hungary.

Al-Sisi was in Moscow for the third Russia-Africa Summit, which opened Wednesday and concluded Thursday.

On late Wednesday, the Egyptian president met his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin.