President Abdel Fattah El Sisi met with a number of world leaders on the sidelines of the 2016 G20 Hangzhou summit, according to statements from Ittihadiya. During his meeting with Saudi Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, El Sisi stressed the need to accomplish the goals set during King Salman’s visit to Cairo in April. El Sisi also met with Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, who he invited to visit Egypt, Al Mal reported. Turnbull, in return, invited El Sisi to Australia and expressed willingness to provide Egypt with technical assistance in the fields of water resource management and land reclamation. El Sisi also met with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, French President Francois Hollande, and Russian President Vladimir Putin. Putin and El Sisi reportedly agreed that the Russian delegation that was originally expected to visit Egypt at the end of last month to inspect airport security will instead arrive in Egypt “in the coming days,” Ahram Online reported, citing state news agency MENA.

El Sisi also said yesterday that Egypt hosts an estimated 5 mn refugees and migrants and called on G20 nations to do more to address the root causes of refugee flows.