The reasons behind the Egyptian president’s several-hour visit to Saudi Arabia.
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi traveled to Saudi Arabia on Sunday night and met with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. The trip lasted for several hours.
On the sidelines of the breakfast party in Jeddah, the two sides discussed bilateral relations and their development in various fields.
In this regard, “Hani Al-Jamal”, an expert on regional issues, announced in an interview with Russia Today that Abdul Fattah Al-Sisi’s visit took place after the relative coldness of the relations between the two countries, which also resulted in verbal tension among users on both sides’ social networks.
He announced: During this trip, various regional and international issues including the Palestinian situation, Israel’s increasing tension against the Palestinians, and the attempt to change the population composition of the occupied Jerusalem, as well as the Zionist attack on the Al-Aqsa Mosque, were discussed.
Hani Al-Jamal emphasized: the crisis in Syria and support for this country to return to the Arab League and efforts to end the conflict and return to negotiations, support the Lebanese economy, elect a president for this country, prevent the aggravation of the economic and political crisis, especially after the fall The value of the Lebanese lira and the suspension of Saudi Arabia’s investment in this country were among the other issues raised during the visit of the Egyptian president to Saudi Arabia.
According to this report, the important results of the agreement between Saudi Arabia and Iran under the supervision of China were also discussed in this meeting.
He further added: China was one of the other important issues in this meeting. China supports the economy of Arab countries, which Arab countries are concerned about securing their interests, especially in the field of grain, and any country that can solve this concern is welcomed.
This Egyptian expert emphasized: During this meeting, they discussed the case of Yemen and the invitation of different groups for the Yemeni dialogue under the supervision of regional and international parties. The economic issue was also raised in this meeting in such a way that both sides emphasized the need to expand trade exchanges and mutual investment. The volume of trade between Saudi Arabia and Egypt reached about 905 billion dollars last year.
Mustafa Bekri, a journalist and member of the Egyptian parliament, also emphasized about this meeting: “This meeting confirms the depth and strength of the relations between Egypt and Saudi Arabia in the face of all challenges, and it also means that the two countries have more in common than anything else. ».
