Egypt’s Sisi, Biden to hold bilateral meeting on Saturday in Jeddah: Extra News

CAIRO – 15 July 2022: US President Joe Biden will meet with President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi on Saturday afternoon, in Saudi Arabia's Jeddah where a summit to convene between the two President with GCC leaders, along with leaders of Jordan and Iraq.

White House officials told Extra News channel that an Egyptian-American summit will be held after the two presidents participate in the American-regional summit in Jeddah.

The Royal Diwan of Saudi Arabia announced on 14 June 2022 that U.S. President Joe Biden would attend on 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).