Overview

• Felipe VI and Queen Letizia arrive in Cairo to begin a four-day state visit linked to the strategic partnership sealed in February, with stops in Cairo and Luxor.
• After official honors, they will hold a bilateral with President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi, meet parliamentary leaders, Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly and Arab League chief Ahmed Aboul Gheit, and open the Spain–Egypt business forum.
• Spain presents the visit as backing Egypt’s mediation on Gaza alongside the United States and Qatar, with Rafah closed and Egypt hosting refugees from the conflict.
• The economic agenda targets transport upgrades, renewable energy and water/desalination projects, with Spanish companies including Talgo, Acciona, FCC Aqualia and Técnicas Reunidas pursuing contracts.
• The cultural program in Luxor includes inaugurating Spanish-designed lighting at the Hatshepsut temple and visits to archaeological missions such as Proyecto Djehuty to help revive tourism.