Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi received on Monday in Cairo a delegation from the American-Jewish Committee (AJC) at the Ittihadiya Presidential Palace.

The meeting, which was attended by foreign minister Sameh Shokry, saw a discussion on Egypt’s role in the Middle East and the latest developments on the Israeli-Palestinian peace process, as well as bilateral relations between Egypt and the US.

According to its website, the AJC is a leading global American-Jewish advocacy organisation, which works to “enhance the well-being of the Jewish people and to advance human rights and democratic values for all.”

The committee visited Egypt in July 2015 to discuss with President El-Sisi regional developments and global counterterrorism efforts.