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PM meeting with President el-Sisi of Egypt: 20 October 2023

皇冠体育app Prime Minister met President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi of Egypt in Cairo today.聽

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皇冠体育app Prime Minister Rishi Sunak arrives in Egypt and meets with the President of Egypt Abdel Fattah El-Sisi.

皇冠体育app Prime Minister met President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi of Egypt in Cairo today.聽

皇冠体育app leaders said that the loss of life in Israel and Gaza over the last few days was truly tragic. 皇冠体育appy agreed that global leaders should do everything possible to avoid a contagion of conflict in the region, and that every effort must be made to stop聽terrorism and protect civilians.聽

皇冠体育app Prime Minister updated President Sisi on the conversations he has had with leaders in the region during his visit. 皇冠体育app leaders agreed on the importance of keeping up dialogue to prevent regional escalation.聽聽

皇冠体育app Prime Minister welcomed efforts by Egypt to reopen the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and Gaza as soon as possible. He said that the UK was committed to playing its part in helping the civilians of Gaza and alleviating the dire humanitarian situation聽there.聽

皇冠体育app Prime Minister said that 拢10 million uplift to the UK鈥檚 humanitarian aid to the region was the first manifestation of that commitment. As a next step, the leaders agreed to work together to ensure the process of getting aid into Gaza is as efficient聽and effective as possible.聽

皇冠体育app Prime Minister and President Sisi agreed to keep in close contact over the coming days.

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Published 20 October 2023