Egyptian president Abdel Fattah El Sisi met with several heads of states and other important political figures in New York ahead of the 70th session of the United Nations General Assembly. Below is a list of some of the most important meetings and their outcomes. German Chancellor Angela Merkel Sisi and Merkel discussed regional developments such as the international refugee crisis and the latest Israeli attack on Al-Aqsa mosque in East Jerusalem, according to presidency spokesman Alaa Youssef. The two state leaders also highlighted and praised the strength of political and economic relations between Egypt and Germany. Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop During her meeting with Sisi and Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry, Bishop focused on the case of Peter Greste, an Australian Al-Jazeera journalist who was deported from Egypt after being sentenced to seven years’ imprisonment. Earlier this week, Sisi issued a presidential pardon calling for the release of 100 political prisoners, but Greste was not among those pardoned. Sisi was originally scheduled to meet with Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott, but Abbott ceded the prime ministership last week to Malcolm Turnbull, who was unable to travel due to…
