Biden, Egyptian President Discuss Food Security and Energy in Jeddah

President Joe Biden meets with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, Saturday, July 16, 2022, in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. AP
President Joe Biden meets with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, Saturday, July 16, 2022, in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. AP
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Biden, Egyptian President Discuss Food Security and Energy in Jeddah

President Joe Biden meets with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, Saturday, July 16, 2022, in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. AP
President Joe Biden meets with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, Saturday, July 16, 2022, in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. AP

US President Joe Biden met with Egypt’s president in Saudi Arabia on Saturday, the first face-to-face meeting between the two leaders since Biden took office in 2021.

Biden was heard thanking President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi for Egypt's role in a ceasefire to Israel’s war with Hamas last year in the Gaza Strip, an acknowledgement of Cairo's role in the region.

“Looking forward to working with you on a whole range of issues,” Biden was heard also telling Sisi.

Sisi discussed food security and disruptions to energy supplies with Biden as they met for the first time on the sidelines of an Arab summit in Jeddah, the Egyptian presidency said.

The two leaders also addressed ways to revive a Palestinian peace process, and Egypt's efforts to secure a legally binding agreement over the operation of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), a statement from the presidency said.

Cairo has been seeking a deal for years over the GERD, which Egypt says could put at risk its scarce water supplies. The dam is under construction on Ethiopia's Blue Nile and Ethiopia started filling the reservoir behind the dam two years ago.



Saudi FM Receives Moldovan Counterpart, ICRC President

Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah welcomes Moldova’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Mihai Popsoi in Riyadh on Monday. (SPA)
Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah welcomes Moldova’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Mihai Popsoi in Riyadh on Monday. (SPA)
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Saudi FM Receives Moldovan Counterpart, ICRC President

Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah welcomes Moldova’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Mihai Popsoi in Riyadh on Monday. (SPA)
Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah welcomes Moldova’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Mihai Popsoi in Riyadh on Monday. (SPA)

Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah received in Riyadh on Monday Moldova’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Mihai Popsoi.

They reviewed bilateral relations and ways to strengthen them in various fields. They also tackled regional and international developments.

A general agreement on cooperation between the two countries' governments was signed, which aims to strengthen bilateral coordination on topics of common interest.

Also on Monday, Prince Faisal received President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Mirjana Spoljaric.

They reviewed aspects of cooperation in the relief fields and discussed regional and international developments and humanitarian efforts exerted towards them.