Egypt’s President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi is heading to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Wednesday on a two-day visit for wide-ranging talks, state-run news agency MENA reported on Tuesday.
El-Sisi will meet with Emerati leaders to discuss ways of enhancing bilateral relations between the two countries, and to coordinate around several regional and international issues, according to MENA.
The visit comes in the context of “the solid brotherly relations between Egypt and the UAE, stressing interest on both sides in ongoing coordination regarding the challenges that the Arab nation is facing, and to consolidate Arab cooperation and protect Arab national security,” said MENA.
This is El-Sisi’s second visit to the UAE in the past six months. In December, he attended celebrations of the UAE’s 45th National Day, meeting Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan, the crown prince and deputy chief of the UAE armed forces.
In November, El-Sisi held talks in Cairo with Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan during a short visit by the drown prince to Egypt.
In statements at the time, Bin Zayed stressed his country’s unshakeable support for Egypt in light of the special relations that bind the two countries.
The UAE, a key ally of Egypt, has supported Cairo economically and politically since the ouster of former Islamist president Mohamed Morsi in 2013.