CAIRO, Jan. 27 (Xinhua) -- French President Emmanuel Macron arrived in Upper Egypt's Aswan Province on Sunday before starting his three-day trip to the country with visiting the ancient Abu Simbel temples, state-run Al-Ahram news website reported.
Macron and his wife Brigitte were accompanied by Egyptian Minister of Antiquities Khaled al-Anany during the tour in the three-millennia-old temples near the border with Sudan.
Macron's visit seeks to discuss means of cooperation between France and Egypt, particularly in investment, Al-Ahram said, noting that the French president is accompanied by chiefs of some 50 corporations.
The visit comes amid the two countries' celebration of the Egyptian-French cultural year.
It's Macron's first visit to Egypt and second meeting with Sisi, after their talks in Paris in October 2017.
Over the past couple of months, Macron has been facing domestic protests, mostly peaceful, held by demonstrators dressed in "yellow vests" against the French government's austerity measures including fuel price hikes.
