RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Egypt's President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi is in Saudi Arabia for talks with the country's new king ahead of a conference aimed at shoring up financial support from wealthy Gulf states for Cairo's battered economy.
A Saudi official says the two leaders will also be discussing el-Sissi's proposal for a joint anti-terrorism military force. The official spoke anonymously because he was not authorized to release the information.
King Salman greeted el-Sissi at Riyadh's airport upon his arrival Sunday afternoon. The Egyptian president was last in Saudi Arabia in January following the death of his close ally, King Abdullah.
Under Abdullah, Saudi Arabia gave billions of dollars in aid to boost el-Sissi's government. The kingdom is also a key organizer of the investment conference scheduled later this month.
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