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Egypt’s Sisi arrives in Iraq for 1st visit

Sisi’s visit – for tripartite summit with Iraqi and Jordanian presidents – is 1st by Egyptian leader to Iraq in 3 decades

Diana Shalhub and Ibrahim Saleh  | 27.06.2021 - Update : 28.06.2021
Egypt’s Sisi arrives in Iraq for 1st visit Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi (L) chats with President of Iraq, Barham Salih (R) following an official welcoming ceremony at Baghdad Airport in Baghdad, Iraq on June 27, 2021. Egyptian President el-Sisi arrived to attend the trilateral summit between Iraq, Egypt, and Jordan. This is the first presidential-level visit in 30 years from Egypt to Iraq. Photo: Murtadha Al-Sudani - Anadolu Agency

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Egypt's President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi arrived in the Iraqi capital Baghdad on Sunday for the first visit by an Egyptian leader to Iraq in three decades.

Sisi was welcomed at Baghdad International Airport by Iraqi President Barham Saleh, according to Iraq’s official news agency.

During his visit, Sisi will take part in a tripartite summit with Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi and Jordan’s King Abdullah II to discuss ways to boost cooperation between the three countries, the Egyptian Presidency said in a statement.

Sunday’s summit is the fourth of the leaders of the three Mideast countries since 2019.

Iraq, Egypt, and Jordan have signed a host of agreements meant to bolster cooperation in the fields of energy, commerce, and investment.

*Ahmed Asmar contributed to this report from Ankara.


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