Trump, Al-Sisi discuss Syria

WASHINGTON, March 5 (KUNA) -- US President Donald Trump spoke late Sunday with Egyptian President Abdelfattah Al-Sisi, the White House announced.
The White House said in a statement that the leaders discussed "Russia and Iran's irresponsible support of the Assad regime's brutal attacks against innocent civilians." It added that Trump and Al-Sisi "agreed to work together on ending the humanitarian crisis in Syria and achieving Arab unity and security in the region." Furthermore, both leaders discussed "opportunities to enhance the American-Egyptian partnership on a range of security and economic issues". (end) si.hb