Cairo, Jan. 30 (BNA): Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi stressed the importance of expanding strategic partnership relations between Egypt and the United States, saying that Cairo is looking forward to further strengthening coordination and consultation between the two sides in various political and practical fields. Security files as well as regional issues.
This came during Al-Sisi’s meeting with US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken, today, Monday, in the presence of Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry and US Chargé d’Affairs at the US Embassy in Cairo Daniel Rubinstein, according to the Middle East News Agency (MENA).
The presidential spokesperson, Ambassador Bassam Rady, said that Sisi received the senior US diplomat, and sent his greetings to US President Joe Biden.
For his part, Blinken expressed Biden’s greetings to the Egyptian president and said that Washington is counting a lot on continuous coordination with Egypt under the leadership of Sisi to restore stability and calm to the region amid the tense situation between the Palestinians and the Israelis.
The spokesman added that the two sides reviewed the latest developments in the Palestinian territories and the joint efforts and continuous Egyptian endeavors to contain the escalating situation in the Palestinian territories during the past days.
The spokesman added that Sisi stressed that the recent developments highlighted the need for immediate action on the political and security tracks to reach a calm and stop unilateral measures on both sides.
The Egyptian President renewed Egypt’s firm position on the need to work on a just and comprehensive solution that guarantees the rights of the Palestinian people in accordance with international references, in a way that enables the settlement of this pivotal issue in the region and opens the way for the Palestinian people. The spokesman explained that the door to peace, stability, cooperation and construction.
The spokesman indicated that the two sides exchanged visions and viewpoints on a number of regional and international issues of common concern, in addition to some bilateral issues.
In this context, the meeting dealt with the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, where President El-Sisi affirmed Egypt’s firm position in this regard and the need to reach a binding agreement on filling and operating the dam in a way that achieves common interests and preserves water and development. rights of all parties. Al-Sisi also stressed the need for the United States to play an influential role in settling such a crisis, according to the spokesperson.
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