Sisi greets Biden on Independence Day

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Wed, 06 Jul 2022 - 02:05 GMT

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File- President Sisi gives a speech at the Egyptian Women day 2022- Press photo

File- President Sisi gives a speech at the Egyptian Women day 2022- Press photo

CAIRO - 7 July 2022: President Abdel Fattah El Sisi has sent a cable of greetings to US President Joe Biden on the occasion of his country's independence Day.

The president delegated Wednesday presidency secretary Ahmed el Ansary to the US embassy in Cairo to convey Egypt's greetings on the occasion.

The Royal Diwan of Saudi Arabia announced that U.S. President Joe Biden would attend July 16 a summit encompassing the heads of state of Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, as well as Egypt, Jordan, and Iraq.

The American president's visit to Saudi Arabia will begin on July 15 where meetings with King Salman Bin Abdel Azizi Al Saud, and the deputy prime minister, Crown Prince Mohamed Bin Salman, will take place.  

Biden's tour in the Middle East also comprises Israel and Palestine, as his arrival is set for July 13.

The last direct contact between Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi and US President Joe Biden was on May 24, 2021. That is when the latter called the former to discuss the failure of negotiations – among Egypt, Ethiopia, and Sudan - on reaching a legally binding agreement on the filling and operation of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD).

“Both presidents agreed to intensify diplomatic efforts in the coming period to reach an agreement that preserves water and development rights for all parties,” the Egyptian Presidency's statement indicated.

The US President had also affirmed that his country would deploy efforts to ensure Egypt's water security would not be put in jeopardy.

The first phone call between the two presidents took place on May 20, 2021, after Egypt had brokered a ceasefire, which was endorsed by the United States, between Israel and Gaza Strip.

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