President Abdel Fattah El Sisi will start on Monday a two-day visit to Italy.
Sisi will meet with his Italian counterpart Giorgio Napolitano on ways of bolstering bilateral ties in the economic, tourism and investment fields.
The president will convene with President of the Italian Senate Pietro Grasso and Pope Francis of Vatican.
He will also hold talks with Italian Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni and Egyptian businessmen abroad.
Sisi's visit to Italy comes at an invitation from his Italian counterpart.