A US congressional delegation, headed by Republican Senator Roger Wicker, arrived in Egypt on Saturday for talks with top officials on means of fighting terrorism as well as issues of common interest, state news agency MENA reported.

Wicker is the chairman of the US Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Seapower, which is one of seven subcommittees within the Armed Services Committee, the legislative committee overseeing the US military, including the Department of Defense.

In mid-June, Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi held talks with CIA Director Mike Pompeo in Cairo.

Egypt and Washington have witnessed improved relations under the administration of US President Donald Trump, who has praised and vowed support for El-Sisi in a number of meetings and phone calls.

El-Sisi was the first world leader to congratulate Trump on his election victory.

Egypt has long been one of Washington's closest allies in the region, although relations have been strained since the Arab Spring in 2011.

The US has been providing Egypt with $1.3 billion in military aid yearly since Egypt signed a peace treaty with Israel in 1979.