Egypt’s President Sisi arrives in Washington DC for the second time

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi arrived in Washington DC on Monday for the second time since he assumed office in 2014, and is set to meet US president Donald Trump the next day.

Sisi will meet Trump to discuss bilateral and regional issues, including the situation in Syria, Libya and Yemen, as well as counterterrorism efforts.

This will be Sisi’s sixth meeting with Trump, which comes at the invitation of the US president.

A group of Egyptians living in the United States organised a rally in front of the US Capitol on Monday to welcome the Egyptian president.

According to the organisers of the rally, the Egyptian expats aim to show support for Sisi in the face of the Muslim Brotherhood’s attempts to defame Egypt in front of the Congress.

Sisi left Cairo on Sunday on a tour that started with Guinea, the Ivory Coast, and Senegal, before heading to the US.

Source: Ahram Online