CAIRO, Egypt, April 10 (NNN-MENA) – Egyptian President, Abdel Fatah al Sisi, held discussions on Tuesday with his American Counterpart, Donald Trump, at the White House, said Presidency spokesperson, Bassam Rady.
The American president welcomed Sisi and expressed his government’s keenness to promote bilateral relations with Egypt, and the Strategic cooperation between both countries, as Egypt has a vital role in keeping security and peace in the Middle East.
President Sisi thanked Trump for the latter’s invitation and praised the strategic relations between Egypt and the US, which are based on mutual respect and cooperation, adding that the upcoming period will witness intensive coordination between the two governments to realise mutual interests and restore peace in the Middle East.
Rady said that, the meeting touched several economic topics, on the top of them was the trade exchange between Egypt and the United States, amid Egypt’s successful economic reform, in order to create a better investment environment.
Trump emphasised how important to continue the cooperation between the US and Egypt, in order to terminate the terrorist threat and prevent all sorts of support for terrorists, whether it was money, weapons or individuals.
Al Sisi asserted the Palestinians right to have a state, based on borders before the 1967 war, and its capital is Eastern Jerusalem.– NNN-MENA
