Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and UAE Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed stressed in Sunday’s meeting in Cairo that they are holding on to the 13 demands requested of Qatar by the four boycotting Arab countries, which include the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, and Egypt respectively. Egypt’s Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry, Egypt’s acting Chief of General Intelligence, and the UAE ambassador to Cairo also attended the meeting. Spokesman for the Egyptian Presidency Bassam Rady said that the UAE Foreign Minister emphasized during the meeting the need to strengthen bilateral cooperation and to continue intensive coordination and consultation between the two sides on various issues of mutual concern. Egypt and Saudi Arabia had denied earlier, in July 2017, media reports from the BBC which claimed that the four Arab nations boycotting Qatar had revised their 13 conditions of reconciliation. Qatar rejected the demands, calling the list “unrealistic” and “implausible.”Kuwait has been acting as a mediator between the quarreling countries.

Source: Egypt Independent March 19, 2018 10:07 UTC