CAIRO, March 2 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in Egypt Saturday on a two-day visit as part of his first trip aboard as Washington's top diplomat, Egypt's official news agency MENA reported.

Kerry, who planned to visit a number of Arab and European states, is scheduled to hold talks with Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi on Sunday on the bilateral relations, Egypt's economic recession and the regional issues of common concern including the Syrian crisis and the Israeli-Palestinian issue.

He is also scheduled to meet with Egyptian Foreign Minister Mohamed Kamel Amr, Defense Minister Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi, Arab League Secretary-General Nabil al-Arabi and representatives of some Egyptian political parties.