Cairo, Egypt — Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi held talks Sunday with Iraq’s prime minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani in Cairo as the two countries seek to deepen ties and strengthen a regional alliance with Jordan.
Iraqi Prime Minister on his arrival was greeted at the airport by his counterpart, Mustafa Madbouly.
The talks with el-Sissi focused on economic cooperation and security ties between the two countries, according to Egyptian presidential spokesman Ahmed Fahmy.
The two leaders also discussed regional issues, including their cooperation with Jordan, the statement issued by Fahmy said..
Foreign and trade ministers from both nations attended the talks.
In June 2021, El-Sissi traveled to Baghdad, becoming the first Egyptian head of state to visit Iraq since ties between the two countries were severed after Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait in early nineties.
The leaders of Egypt, Iraq, and Jordan have held five summits since 2019, the most recent of which took place in December near the Dead Sea in Jordan to discuss implementing major projects. According to Egypt’s state-run Al-Ahram daily, some of these include the construction of gas pipelines between Iraq and Egypt through Jordan and an industrial city on the border between Iraq and Jordan.