Readout of Jared Kushner, Jason Greenblatt, Dina Powell and Tim Lenderking’s Meeting with President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi of Egypt

On August 23, 2017, Senior Advisor to the President Jared Kushner, Special Representative for International Negotiations Jason Greenblatt, Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategy Dina Powell, and Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Arabian Gulf Affairs Tim Lenderking met with President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi of Egypt and his senior advisors.  The two sides affirmed their close relationship and committed to strengthening their close cooperation.  Both sides also agreed to advance their shared goal of working toward a genuine and lasting peace between the Israelis and the Palestinians, and ensuring security, stability, and prosperity across the Middle East and beyond.  Both sides stressed their shared priority of cutting off all support for terrorists and extremists.