His Majesty King Abdullah on Wednesday received a written letter from Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi inviting him to Cairo, delivered by Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry.

During the meeting at Al Husseiniya Palace, King Abdullah and Shoukry stressed the depth of bilateral relations, while the King commended the economic cooperation between the two countries.

Wednesday’s meeting covered the importance of the Arab summit, which comes amid times of exceptional challenges facing the Arab nation, as well as the need to coordinate positions on key issues at the summit and institutionalise pan-Arab cooperation.

Talks also focused on the outcome of His Majesty’s recent visit to Washington and talks he held with US policymakers about regional issues, especially the Syrian crisis and developments in Iraq, Libya and Yemen.

In this context, the King highlighted the importance of resuming coordination and dialogue between Jordan and Egypt on different regional issues.

His Majesty and the visiting minister also discussed the peace process and Jerusalem, with the King stressing the need to revive Palestinian-Israeli peace negotiations based on a two-state solution and the importance of preserving the status quo in Jerusalem.

For his part, Shoukry spoke of the solidity of Jordanian-Egyptian relations and the importance of improving them in different fields, commending Jordan’s support as Egypt faces challenges, chief among which is the danger of terrorism.

The meeting was attended by Royal Hashemite Court Chief Fayez Tarawneh, Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi, King’s Office Director Jafar Hassan, Jordan’s Ambassador to Egypt Ali Ayed and the delegates accompanying Shoukry.