Egypt’s Sisi hosts Israel’s Bennett, UAE’s Sheikh Mohammed

Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett speaks at first of the weekly cupboard assembly in Jerusalem, March 20, 2022. Maya Alleruzzo/ Pool through REUTERS

CAIRO, March 21 (Reuters) – Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi hosted Israel’s prime minister and the de facto chief of the United Arab Emirates on Monday, two Egyptian safety sources mentioned, as talks to revive a nuclear take care of Iran stay in limbo.

Shared issues over Iran noticed the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain forge ties with Israel in 2020 to create a brand new regional axis at a time of uncertainty over the dedication of key safety ally america.

Gulf states had been excluded from talks to revive a 2015 nuclear pact with Iran that they’ve criticised for not addressing Iran’s missiles programme and regional proxies, together with in Yemen.

Egypt’s presidency mentioned Sisi and the UAE’s Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan held expanded bilateral talks on points together with financial funding, within the Purple Sea Resort of Sharm el-Sheikh.

Sisi careworn Egypt’s dedication to safety within the Gulf and “rejection of any practices that search to destabilise it,” the presidency mentioned in an announcement.

There was no official touch upon any talks involving Israel’s Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, however the Egyptian sources, talking on situation of anonymity, mentioned the three leaders had been holding discussions that lined the implications of the conflict in Ukraine.

The UAE together with Saudi Arabia has resisted Western calls to hike oil output and include a bounce in crude costs brought on by the battle in Ukraine.

Egypt faces new financial pressures because of the conflict that noticed it devalue its foreign money by 14% on Monday. It has referred to as on monetary help from rich Gulf states prior to now. learn extra

Bennett traveled to Abu Dhabi in December, the primary official go to by an Israeli chief following the normalisation of relations between the 2 international locations.

Israel and Egypt signed a peace treaty in 1979 and final week introduced an settlement on direct flights between Tel Aviv and Sharm el-Sheikh.

Bennett visited Egypt final September, the primary official journey by an Israeli head of presidency to the nation in a decade.

Reporting by Ahmed Mohamed Hassan, Further reporting by Henriette Chacar and Moataz Mohammed
Modifying by Jeffrey Heller and Jonathan Oatis

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