Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi met with United States’ President Joe Biden for the first time on 16 July during Jeddah’s Security and Development Summit. “President El-Sisi underlined the importance of this partnership’s role in promoting peace and stability in the Middle East region, noting that Egypt looks forward to more coordination and consultations with the U.S. on various issues in the region,” the Egyptian presidential press release reads. The two presidents also met to reaffirm pre-existing bilateral relations, in addition to addressing a number of global and regional topics. Chief among those topics were Egypt’s Nile dispute with Ethiopia, both countries’ intentions to revive the Israel-Palestine peace negotiations, military partnerships, economic challenges, and COP27. ADDRESSING THE EGYPT-ETHIOPIA NILE DISPUTE Egypt’s decade-long Nile dispute with Ethiopia was a topic of significance between Al-Sisi and Biden. The point of contention, which centers around Ethiopia’s continuous filling of its Grand Renaissance Dam (GERD) and the impact it poses to other Nile-countries, continues to persist as negotiations remain at a standstill. “President El-Sisi reiterated Egypt’s unequivocal position regarding the importance of reaching a legally-binding agreement for the filling process and operation of the…
Sisi and Biden Meet for First Time, Discuss Egypt’s Nile Dispute and Palestinian Cause
July 17, 2022
