El-Sisi reiterates call for foreign forces to leave Libya

France's President Emmanuel Macron and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi pose for photographers at the Elysee Palace, in Paris on November 12, 2021. (AFP)
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Updated 13 November 2021
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El-Sisi reiterates call for foreign forces to leave Libya

  • El-Sisi warned parties inside and outside Libya against attempts to undermine progress toward these goals
  • He reiterated Egypt’s readiness to help Libya unify its state institutions

CAIRO: Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi has urged the Paris Conference on Libya to take a “clear and unambiguous” position supporting “the exit of all forms of foreign military presence in Libya” within a “clear and binding timeframe.”
He reiterated Egypt’s readiness to help Libya unify its state institutions and enable its people to determine their own future.
El-Sisi warned parties inside and outside Libya against attempts to undermine progress toward these goals.
He urged the Libyan people to “transcend your differences and resolve them to build your country with a free Libyan will,” adding that “you will find Egypt a support whenever you need it, in support of your security, your choices and your ambitions.”
He also called for equitable distribution of wealth to achieve comprehensive development in all Libyan regions.


Egypt’s El-Sisi to meet Trump on Davos sidelines

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Egypt’s El-Sisi to meet Trump on Davos sidelines

  • Egypt is reviewing a US invitation to join Trump’s Board of ⁠Peace
  • The two leaders last met in Sharm El-Sheikh in October during a summit to sign the Gaza ceasefire deal

CAIRO: Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi will meet US President Donald Trump ​on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Egypt’s presidency said on Tuesday.
This will be the first meeting between the two leaders since the US announced it was launching the ‌second phase ‌of its plan to ‌end ⁠the ​war ‌in Gaza.
El-Sisi and Trump met in the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh in October during a summit convened by Egypt to sign a ceasefire deal aimed at ending ⁠the conflict.
On Friday, Trump said he ‌was also ready to ‍restart US mediation between ‍Egypt and Ethiopia to resolve ‍a dispute over an Ethiopian dam considered by both Egypt and Sudan to be a threat to their water ​supplies.
Egypt is reviewing a US invitation to join Trump’s Board of ⁠Peace, according to the Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty.
Egyptian intelligence chief Hassan Rashad is already on the Gaza Executive Board, which the White House has said will help support effective governance and the delivery of services aimed at advancing peace, stability and prosperity for Gaza’s people.