Egypt’s President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi and Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman discussed on Monday enhancing cooperation on Suhoor banquet held following El-Sisi’s arrival in Jeddah, according to the Saudi Press Agency (SPA).
El-Sisi arrived a few hours earlier, on Sunday, April 2, night, in Jeddah, and was received by the Crown Prince at the airport.
During their meeting, Bin Salman welcomed El-Sisi in his second country, Saudi Arabia, while the later expressed appreciation for the warm welcome and generous hospitality accorded to him and the accompanying delegation, SPA reported.
Moreover, both sides reviewed “the close and historical relations between the two brotherly countries”, and prospects for cooperation and ways to enhance and develop them in various fields.
They discussed developments in the regional and international situation and the efforts exerted in addressing them, in addition to tackling all issues of common concern, SPA said.
The meeting was attended by the Head of the Egyptian General Intelligence Service (GIS) Abbas Kamel, Saudi Minister of State and National Security Adviser Mosaed bin Mohammed Al-Aiban, and Minister of State and cabinet member Essam bin Saad bin Saeed.
El-Sisi’s visit to Saudi Arabia is the first after a back-and-forth occurred in early 2023 between various media figures in Egypt and Saudi Arabia on alleged tensions between the two countries.
Source: Al-Ahram Online
