Meeting Blinken, Egypt’s Sissi pledges to increase efforts toward hostage-ceasefire deal

Egypt's President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi (R) meets with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken at the presidential palace in Cairo on September 18, 2024 (Evelyn Hockstein / POOL / AFP)
Egypt's President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi (R) meets with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken at the presidential palace in Cairo on September 18, 2024 (Evelyn Hockstein / POOL / AFP)

Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi pledges to step up efforts to secure a ceasefire and hostage deal in the Gaza war during talks visiting US Secretary of State Antony Blinken.

During their meeting in Cairo, Sissi “exchanged views on ways to intensify joint efforts between Egypt, the US and Qatar to make progress on ceasefire negotiations and the exchange of hostages and detainees,” says a statement issued by his office.

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