Dubai, United Arab Emirates (CNN) – Activists on social media circulated pictures of Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi and US President Joe Biden, and a snapshot of their laughter together, which sparked widespread interaction.
The photo was published by the official spokesperson for the Egyptian presidency on Facebook, as part of a series of other photos of the two leaders, who meet on the sidelines of the summit of the leaders of the United States and Africa in Washington.
In a separate post, a spokesman for the Egyptian presidency said: “Mr. President affirms at the American-African Summit that there is a close link between food and water security, and Egypt views this link as national security, which necessitates the availability of political will to formulate legal frameworks to control the course of cooperation between countries that share resources.” water, and in a way that contributes to achieving development without causing significant harm.
The US Secretary of State, Anthony Blinken, had published a statement following his meeting with Al-Sisi, in which he said that “a wide range of issues were discussed, including Egypt’s important role in promoting stability in the region and our decades-old bilateral defense relations,” and Minister Blinken stressed “the importance of reaching to a diplomatic decision on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam in a way that guarantees the interests of all parties.” He also reaffirmed that bilateral relations are strengthened by making tangible progress in the field of human rights in Egypt.
The foreign minister referred to “Egypt’s recent release of political prisoners and encouraged further progress in the field of human rights and fundamental freedoms.”
