The United States’ Secretary of State John Kerry met Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi and Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry on Wednesday to discuss bilateral cooperation and regional tensions during a short visit in Cairo. Secretary Kerry stressed the importance of Egypt for sustainable peace and stability in the Middle East, according to a statement issued by the State Department. “I want to emphasize that the United States views Egypt as critical to the peace and security of the entire region,” he said. Pointing to the “difficult challenges” that Egypt is facing in terms of threats to its security from extremist groups, he underscored the US’ commitment and desire to help Egypt deal with these challenges, particularly threats from groups such as the Islamic State. “We are deeply committed to the stability of Egypt and to helping Egypt through the difficult challenges that it faces, which, by the way, it doesn’t face alone in the world,” Kerry continued. On the issue of Egypt’s struggling economy, the Secretary said that his country wants to cooperate with Egypt to attract investments, create jobs and increase growth. He vowed to return to Cairo with…
US Secretary of State Vows to Help Egypt ‘Invigorate Economy, Tackle Security Challenges’
April 21, 2016
