Foreign Minister Yair Lapid arrived this morning (Thursday, December 9) for a diplomatic visit to Cairo and was received by Egyptian Deputy Foreign Minister Nabil Habashi at Cairo Airport.
During the visit, Foreign Minister Lapid will meet with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi.
Foreign Minister Lapid will then meet with his counterpart, Foreign Minister Sameh Shekari.
In addition, as a gesture to strengthen relations, Foreign Minister Lapid, in cooperation with the Israel Antiquities Authority, will return Egyptian archeological items seized in Israel. The director of the Antiquities Authority, Eli Escozido, joins the visit.
The Foreign Minister’s Office stated: Strengthening Israel-Egypt relations from a political-security point of view is a very important interest of the State of Israel. Foreign Minister Lapid’s visit is a continuation of the Israeli government’s foreign policy to leverage the common interests of regional stability.