Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi arrived in Kuwait Feb. 22 where he held talks with Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah and Crown Prince Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, as well as Kuwaiti officials. 

Talks focused on ways to organize a successful Arab League summit in Algeria in the last quarter of 2022, and to boost Egyptian-Kuwaiti ties in all fields, among other issues.

Sisi’s visit to Kuwait comes as part of his efforts to boost ties with the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) member states, which have played a key role over the last period in ironing out the Gulf crisis — which pitted Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt against Qatar — that led to the signing of Al-Ula Declaration in January 2021. 

According to a statement by Egyptian presidency spokesman Bassam Radi, Sisi stressed during his visit “Egypt’s keenness on preserving the stability and security of Kuwait and all the Gulf states in the face of internal and regional challenges. The GCC states’ security is an integral part of the Egyptian national security.”