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Trump Says US Will Forge a ‘Great Bond’ with Egypt

President Donald Trump meets with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Monday, April 3, 2017. Trump signaled
a new era in U.S.-Egypt relations on Monday, assuring his Egyptian counterpart that years of tepid relations will now give way to a “great bond” between their two
nations.

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VIVIAN SALAMA Trump reunited with Presi- “This is my first state visit to repeatedly admonished me.”
Associated Press dent Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi the United States since my over its human rights re- El-Sissi hailed Trump on
WASHINGTON (AP) — Presi- for talks ranging from col- inauguration and this is the cord. Obama even briefly Monday for his “unique
dent Donald Trump sig- laboration against the first visit in eight years for suspended some U.S. mili- personality” and said that
naled a new era in U.S.- Islamic State group to an Egyptian president to tary aid. after their first meeting, “I
Egypt relations on Monday, bolstering Egypt’s flailing the United States,” el-Sissi It’s the second meeting for bet on you,” the latter be-
assuring his Egyptian coun- economy. pointed out at the start of the pair. Reflecting on their ing comments he made in
terpart that years of tepid In Trump, el-Sissi sees new his remarks. Obama never first encounter in New York Arabic that were not trans-
relations will now give way opportunity after years of invited the Egyptian lead- shortly before the general lated.
to a “great bond” between lukewarm relations with er to the White House and election, Trump said el-Sissi
their two nations. President Barack Obama. Egypt’s government was is someone “very close to Continued on Page 3