Egyptian, Saudi leaders meet

Sweimeh : Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi met Saudi King, Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud on the sidelines of an Arab summit in Jordan yesterday to break the ice after months of apparent tensions between the allies.

The meeting, in which Salman invited Sisi to visit Saudi Arabia, came days after Egypt announced Saudi energy giant Aramco resumed delivering shipments of petroleum products after abruptly suspending them last October.

Aramco had halted agreed monthly deliveries of 700,000 tonnes of petroleum products without explanation.

An Egyptian presidency statement said the two leaders “stressed the importance of pushing forward and developing bilateral relations in all fields” in Wednesday’s meeting.

“King Salman invited the president to an official visit to the kingdom, which was welcomed by” Sisi, the presidency said, adding that Sisi also invited Salman to visit Cairo.