Egypt: Sisi Reaffirms Egypt Backing for Palestine

10 November 2013

Egypt's defense minister Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said on Sunday during his meeting with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas that Egypt will continue to support the legitimate rights of the Palestinian people and their call for an independent state.

Abbas arrived to Cairo on Saturday for a three-day visit where he is expected to meet with high ranking Egyptian officials, including Prime Minister Hazem al-Beblawy, Defense Minister Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy and Azhar's top Imam Ahmed al-Tayeb.

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