President Trump Meets With President el-Sisi

President Trump: It's great to be with
the President of Egypt.
And I will tell you, President al-Sisi has been
somebody that's been very close to me from the first time
I met him.
I met during the campaign, and at that point there
were two of us, and we both met.
And hopefully you like me a lot more.
But it was very long.
It was supposed to be just a quick brief meeting,
and we were with each other for a long period of time.
We agreed on so many things.
I just want to let everybody know, in case
there was any doubt, that we are very much behind
President al-Sisi.
He's done a fantastic job in a very difficult situation.
We are very much behind Egypt and the people of Egypt.
And the United States has, believe me, backing,
and we have strong backing.
We are very much -- and as you and I will be soon
talking -- we're building up our military to a level
that will be the highest -- probably the highest
that we've ever had -- plane orders, ship orders,
aircraft carrier orders.
We are rejuvenating our military to the highest
level, I think in these times, probably more than
ever before, or certainly almost more than ever before.
That's what we need.
And I just want to say to you, Mr. President,
that you have a great friend and ally in the United States
and in me.
President Al-Sisi: (Speaking foreign language.)
Interpreter: Your Excellency, allow me to extend my thanks
and appreciation for your kind invitation for me to visit
the United States.
Actually, this is my first state visit to the United States
since my inauguration in office.
And, as a matter of fact, this is the first visit
in eight years from an Egyptian president
to the United States.
President Al-Sisi: (Speaking foreign language.)
Interpreter: Your Excellency, since we met last September,
I've had a deep appreciation and admiration of your unique
personality, especially as you are standing very strong
in the counterterrorism field to counter this evil ideology
that is claiming innocent lives, that is bringing devastation
to communities and nations, and that is terrorizing
the innocent people.
Your Excellency, very strongly and very openly,
you will find Egypt and myself always beside you
in this, in bringing about an effective strategy
in the counterterrorism.
President Al-Sisi: (Speaking foreign language.)
Interpreter: The second point, Your Excellency, is that you'll
find me supporting you very strongly and very earnestly
in finding a solution to the problem of the century.
And I'm quite confident that you will be able to
bring a solution to this issue.
President Trump: We will -- that I tell you, we will.
We will do that together.
We will fight terrorism and other things,
and we're going to be friends for a long, long period of time.
We have a great bond with the people of Egypt, and I
look forward to working with the President.
And we have some interesting conversations
going to start effective immediately, and then
we're going into the Cabinet Room and we're
going to meet with your representatives.
So again, thank you very much for coming.
And I look forward to a very long and strong relationship.

President Trump Meets With President el-Sisi

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