For the second time in six months: Bennett plans to visit Egypt and meet with President al-Sisi

The meeting will take place against the background of the agreement on the opening of a new airport between Ben Gurion Airport and Sharm el-Sheikh a few days ago. Bennett said that the agreement is "another step in heating up the peace agreement."

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19/03/2022

Saturday, 19 March 2022, 19:00 Updated: 21:12

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In the video: Prime Minister Bennett meets with Egyptian President al-Sisi (Photo: GPO)

Prime Minister Naftali Bennett plans to visit Egypt in the near future and meet with President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi - Walla learned !.

This follows the announcement on Wednesday of the agreement to open a flight line between Ben Gurion Airport and Sharm el-Sheikh.

The current meeting comes after the publication this week about the new security route between Israel and Egypt, which will allow the direct flights between the countries From Ben Gurion Airport to the city of Sharm el-Sheikh.

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Bennett a-Wassisi in Sharm el-Sheikh, last September (Photo: Government Press Office, Kobi Gideon)

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The issue of flights to Sharm el-Sheikh arose during the previous government.

The Egyptians are the ones who sought to advance the issue to help tourism in the city.

Following the inauguration of Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, the issue came up in a meeting between him and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, which was held in the city of Sharm el-Sheikh last September.

In recent days, an agreement has been reached between the two countries, which was agreed yesterday in Egypt by an Israeli delegation led by the General Security Service.

The Prime Minister's Office reported that the agreement was formulated at the end of the work of the headquarters that led to the general security service (MS) in cooperation with the national security headquarters (Malal) and additional factors in front of the Egyptian government, to formulate a security outline that will enable the flights line.

Bennett's office said that the line from Ben Gurion Airport to the city of Sharm el-Sheikh will soon be inaugurated and flights there are expected to start as early as next month, during the week of Passover.

"This is another step in heating up the peace agreement between Israel and Egypt. Cooperation between the two countries is expanding in many areas, and it contributes to the two peoples and the stability of the region. Israel is opening up to the countries of the region." Invest in strengthening this relationship, and that is what we are doing, "Prime Minister Bennett said in a statement.

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