Egypt’s Sissi sits down with Iraqi PM in Cairo

By AP 5 March 2023, 3:10 pm

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Mohammed Shia al-Sudani, then a candidate for Iraq's prime minister position, speaks during the parliamentary session to vote on the new government in Baghdad, Iraq, October 27, 2022. (Iraqi Parliament Media Office via AP)

File: Mohammed Shia al-Sudani, then a candidate for Iraq's prime minister position, speaks during the parliamentary session to vote on the new government in Baghdad, Iraq, October 27, 2022. (Iraqi Parliament Media Office via AP)

Egypt’s President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi is holding talks with Iraq’s prime minister in Cairo as the two countries sought to deepen ties and reinforce a regional alliance with Jordan.

Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani lands in the Egyptian capital and is greeted at the airport by his counterpart, Mustafa Madbouly. The Iraqi premier then meets with el-Sissi at his Cairo presidential palace where they discuss economic cooperation and security between the two countries, according to Egyptian presidential spokesman Ahmed Fahmi.

Fahmi says in a statement that the two leaders also discussed regional issues, including their cooperation with Jordan. The statement did not elaborate.