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Crown Prince receives Egyptian president upon arrival in Riyadh

March 08, 2022

RIYADH — Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi arrived in Riyadh Tuesday.

At King Khalid International Airport, Crown Prince Muhammad Bin Salman, deputy prime minister and minister of defense, received President El-Sisi and welcomed him in his second country, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

The Egyptian president was also received by Prince Mohammed Bin Abdulrahman, deputy governor of Riyadh Region; Minister of State and Cabinet Member for Shoura Council affairs Dr. Issam Bin Saad Bin Saeed (the accompanying minister); Saudi Ambassador to Egypt Osama Nugali; and Egyptian Ambassador to the Kingdom Ahmad Farouq.

After the Egyptian president disembarked from the airplane, Saudi Falcons airplanes offered an air show, during which they drew the colors of the Egyptian flag, according a warm welcome to the Egyptian president.

After resting in the protocol hall at the airport, the Crown Prince accompanied the Egyptian president in an official motorcade to the Royal Court.

President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi’s accompanying delegation included Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry, Chief of the President's Office Maj. Gen. Ahmed Mohammed Ali, Director of the Egyptian General Intelligence Directorate Maj. Gen. Abbas Kamel, Chief of the Presidential Office Maj. Gen. Mohsen Ali, and Commander of the Republican Guard Maj. Gen. Mustafa Shawkat. — SPA


March 08, 2022
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