Sisi makes first Iraq visit by Egyptian leader in decades

Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi landed in Baghdad on Sunday, marking the first visit by an Egyptian head of state to Iraq since Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait in 1990.

The dispute broke diplomatic relationships between Iraq and Egypt however these have grown in recent years with many senior officials from both nations exchanging visits.

“The president affirmed Egypt’s aspiration in developing bilateral cooperation with Iraq into a sustainable framework of economic integration and strategic cooperation, especially in light of the great challenges facing the region,” an Egypt presidency statement said.

Iraq is additionally planning to build a pipeline that is meant to export 1 million barrels per day of Iraqi crude from the southern city of Basra to Jordan’s Red Sea port of Aqaba