Associated PressIn this image released by the Egyptian presidency, Egypts President Adly Mansour, center right, meets Jordans King Abdullah II, center left, at the presidential palace in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, July 20. Jordans King Abdullah II arrived in Egypts capital on Saturday for a short visit the first visit by a head of state to Egypt since the ouster of President Mohamed Morsi on July 3. Jordans Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh, from left, Chief of the Jordanian Royal Court Fayez Tarawneh, Vice President Mohammed ElBaradei, Prime Minister Hazem el-Beblawi and Defense Minister Gen. Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi also joined the meeting.
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CAIRO — Jordan’s King Abdullah has met with Egypt’s new leaders in the first visit by a head of state to Cairo since the popularly-backed military coup.
A statement Saturday from Egypt’s presidency said the king voiced his support for the “national choices” made by Egyptians.
The Jordanian leader met with interim President Adly Mansour. The meeting was also attended by a number of high-level officials, including the country’s army chief Abdel-Fatah el-Sissi, interim Vice President Mohamed ElBaradei and the country’s new prime minister.
The king’s visit to Cairo lasted only a few hours.
Jordan’s government had been concerned with the rise of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt after Islamist Mohammed Morsi won presidential elections last year. The Jordanian offshoot of Egypt’s Brotherhood has driven street protests against the government in Amman.
Associated PressIn this image released by the Egyptian presidency, Egyptian President Adly Mansour, right, greets Jordans King Abdullah II on his arrival to the presidential palace, Saturday, July 20. Jordans King arrived in Egypts capital on Saturday for a short visit the first visit by a head of state to Egypt since the ouster of President Mohamed Morsi on July 3.