Saudi crown prince heads to Egypt for talks with al-Sisi on Red Sea security

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has departed for Egypt for a working visit and will meet President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi to discuss bilateral ties and regional security.

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman departed Saudi Arabia for Egypt on Tuesday for a working visit, on the directive of King Salman, the Saudi royal court announced.
During his stay, the crown prince will meet President Sisi, the royal court said in a statement carried by the Saudi Press Agency.
The meeting will discuss strengthening bilateral relations and regional issues of common concern, according to the royal court.
The working visit comes amid regional developments over Red Sea security and freedom of navigation, as well as the situations in Yemen, Sudan and the Horn of Africa, the Saudi newspaper Okaz reported.
Sisi received bin Salman at Cairo airport for the working visit, followed by a bilateral meeting, expanded delegation talks, and a luncheon.
The two leaders agreed on aligned positions on the Palestinian cause and a two-state solution, stressing that any threat to Sudan's unity endangers collective security.
They affirmed that Saudi and Gulf security is part of Egypt's national security and agreed to remove obstacles to trade and investment.
The crown prince arrived in Cairo on Wednesday afternoon and was received at the airport by President Sisi, the Saudi Press Agency reported.
Sisi and the crown prince agreed that Saudi and Gulf security forms part of Egypt's national security, condemning threats to the Kingdom's sovereignty.
The two leaders rejected any equation of Sudan's armed forces with militias or parallel entities, Egyptian sources reported.
Sisi welcomed the crown prince and praised the depth of fraternal ties, with both sides exchanging greetings ahead of Saudi National Day on September 23.
The two leaders affirmed support for freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz, Bab el-Mandeb and the Red Sea, with Egypt backing Saudi measures to protect its security.