Egypt: Mike Pompeo meets President Sisi

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sissi in Cairo on Thursday morning as part of his tour of the Middle East and Gulf, an AFP journalist said.

The two men appeared together in front of the press at the presidential palace, but did not express themselves on this occasion.

Pompeo arrived in Cairo Wednesday night from Iraq, where he made a surprise visit to reassure local officials about Washington's support and the fate of Kurdish militias following the announcement of the US withdrawal from Syria.

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