CAIRO (AP) — Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi held talks Sunday with Iraq’s prime minister in Cairo as the 2 international locations sought to deepen ties and reinforce a regional alliance with Jordan.
Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani landed within the Egyptian capital and was greeted on the airport by his counterpart, Mustafa Madbouly. Al-Sudani and Madbouly inspected an honor guard and bands performed the nationwide anthems of the 2 international locations.
The Iraqi premier then met with el-Sissi at his Cairo presidential palace the place they mentioned financial cooperation and safety between the 2 international locations, in accordance to Egyptian presidential spokesman Ahmed Fahmy.
Fahmi mentioned in an announcement that the 2 leaders additionally mentioned regional points, together with their cooperation with Jordan. The assertion didn’t elaborate .
The talks had been attended by overseas and commerce ministers from each international locations, Fahmi mentioned.
The journey marked al-Sudani’s first to Cairo since his Cupboard was authorised by the Iraqi parliament in October, ending a yearlong political stalemate. Al-Sudani’s predecessor, former Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi, had cast a detailed relationship with el-Sissi and King Abdullah II of Jordan.
El-Sissi traveled to Baghdad in June 2021 to develop into the primary Egyptian head of state to go to the nation for the reason that Nineties, when ties between the 2 international locations had been severed after Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait.
Egypt, Iraq and Jordan have intensified their connections and their leaders have held 5 summits since 2019, most not too long ago on the Useless Sea in Jordan in December to focus on implementing tripartite strategic initiatives,.
These embody linking fuel transmission networks between Iraq and Egypt by Jordan, and an industrial metropolis on the Iraq-Jordan border, Egypt’s state-run Al-Ahram day by day reported Sunday.
Al-Kadhimi has sought to strengthen his nation’s standing within the Center East as a mediator able to bringing even the staunchest of foes to the negotiating desk. Baghdad not too long ago hosted talks between Iran and Saudi Arabia specializing in mending ties between the 2 regional foes and on the warfare in Yemen.
