The meetings generally covered bilateral relations as well as the latest regional and international developments.

In his meeting with Al-Kadhimi, El-Sisi reiterated Egypt’s constant support for Iraq to expand its role in the Arab World, in addition to its full support for the Iraqi people on all levels, whether through the tripartite cooperation mechanism between Egypt, Iraq, and Jordan, or through the strategic partnership between the two countries.

For his part, Kadhimi expressed his appreciation for Egypt’s efforts to support Iraq on all levels, adding that his country was looking forward to boosting its cooperation with Egypt — whether through bilateral or tripartite relations — to benefit from Egypt’s inspiring experience in building state institutions and achieving sustainable development in Iraq.

Later on, in his meeting with Kuwaiti Crown Prince Al-Sabah, El-Sisi affirmed the special strong relations between the countries and how Egypt was keen to bolster cooperation on all levels between the two countries.

He added that Egypt was keen to coordinate closely with Kuwait regarding the regional developments witnessed by the Middle East as these ties are essential to achieving regional stability, which is a main pillar of Egypt’s policies.

Meanwhile, Al-Sabah reiterated Kuwait’s keenness to boost cooperation with Egypt on all levels and to coordinate with it periodically regarding different issues, appreciating at the same time the country’s vital role in the region.

El-Sisi arrived on Saturday in Saudi Arabia to attend the Jeddah Security and Development Summit, which brought together the leaders of the Gulf Cooperation Council countries, along with Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, and the US.

In his speech in front of the summit earlier, the Egyptian President spoke about a five-axis approach on priority issues to achieve further regional stability in the near future, including reaching a “fair, comprehensive, and ultimate” solution to the Palestinian issue on the basis of the two-state solution based on the relevant international resolutions.

El-Sisi also held a meeting earlier today with US President Joe Biden for the first time since the latter took office in January 2021 in which they discussed cementing bilateral relations and intensifying coordination on regional issues.

Biden arrived in Jeddah on Friday in his first Middle East tour as president — a tour that started with Israel.