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Sissi speaks to Trump, says world ‘counting on’ him for Middle East peace
US President Donald Trump (R) and Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi take part in a bilateral meeting at a hotel in Riyadh on May 21, 2017. (AFP PHOTO / MANDEL NGAN)
Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi tells US President Donald Trump that the world is relying on his “ability to reach a permanent and historic peace agreement” to end the conflict between Israelis and Palestinians.
A statement from Sissi’s office says the leaders had extended mutual invitations for state visits during a phone call and stressed the importance of continued “coordination and cooperation,” while Sissi notes “the international community is counting on President Trump’s ability to reach a permanent and historic peace agreement that ends the conflict that has existed in the region for decades.”
