RIYADH: Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman called Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah El-Sissi on Thursday.
During the phone call, relations between the Kingdom and Egypt and ways of enhancing them were discussed.
Earlier, Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, second deputy premier and defense minister, met with Egypt’s Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry here to discuss bilateral ties and conflicts in the region.
Ahmed Abu Zeid, spokesman of the Egyptian foreign ministry, was quoted as saying in reports that Shoukry would also meet with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Naif, deputy premier and interior minister, and Saudi Foreign Minister Adel Al-Jubeir for further discussions including on the situation in Syria, Libya and Yemen.
Egypt has enjoyed the support of Saudi Arabia, and Gulf neighbors Kuwait and the UAE, since the military’s ouster of Mohammed Mursi from the presidency in July 2013 following mass protests against his rule.
During the Egypt Development Conference held in the Red Sea resort of Sharm El-Sheikh in March 2015, Saudi Arabia pledged $4 billion in investments and assistance for Egypt, including $1 billion which will be deposited in the Egyptian central bank, while the rest will be in the form of investments.
During the phone call, relations between the Kingdom and Egypt and ways of enhancing them were discussed.
Earlier, Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, second deputy premier and defense minister, met with Egypt’s Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry here to discuss bilateral ties and conflicts in the region.
Ahmed Abu Zeid, spokesman of the Egyptian foreign ministry, was quoted as saying in reports that Shoukry would also meet with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Naif, deputy premier and interior minister, and Saudi Foreign Minister Adel Al-Jubeir for further discussions including on the situation in Syria, Libya and Yemen.
Egypt has enjoyed the support of Saudi Arabia, and Gulf neighbors Kuwait and the UAE, since the military’s ouster of Mohammed Mursi from the presidency in July 2013 following mass protests against his rule.
During the Egypt Development Conference held in the Red Sea resort of Sharm El-Sheikh in March 2015, Saudi Arabia pledged $4 billion in investments and assistance for Egypt, including $1 billion which will be deposited in the Egyptian central bank, while the rest will be in the form of investments.
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