Biden heads to Egypt for talks with Sisi, to participate in COP27

WASHINGTON – US President Joe Biden heads for Sharm El Sheikh City to meet with President Abdel Fattah El Sisi to discuss a number of important regional and bilateral issues and to participate in the 27th Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC COP27).

In a press release, US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said “the President departs for Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, where he will participate in the COP27 climate conference and hold a bilateral meeting with President El Sisi.”

“The President heads to COP27 with historic momentum on climate, thanks to the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act and other significant steps that put us on an enduring path towards meeting our ambitions and clean energy goals,” he said.

“While he’s on the ground, he’ll speak to his personal commitment to addressing the climate crisis. He’ll highlight some of the progress the United States has made both here at home and in rallying action on climate around the world. And he’ll underscore the need to go further, faster, to help the most vulnerable communities build their resilience without losing sight of the need for the world, and particularly for the major economies, to cut emissions dramatically in this decisive decade,” he added.

“While in Egypt, President Biden will also meet with President El Sisi, as I mentioned, to discuss a number of critical regional and bilateral issues, following on his visit to the Middle East earlier this year, where he also had an opportunity to sit with President El Sisi,” he said.

On Saturday, he’ll arrive in Cambodia and attend the US-ASEAN Summit. He’ll reaffirm the United States’ strong support for ASEAN centrality and build on the achievements of the historic US-ASEAN Special Summit that was held in Washington, D.C., earlier this year. He will also hold a bilateral meeting with 2022 ASEAN Chair, the Prime Minister of Cambodia, Hun Sen.

On Sunday in Cambodia, he will participate in the East Asia Summit. He will underscore US support for the ASEAN-led regional architecture in the Indo-Pacific and discuss opportunities to ensure a free and open Indo-Pacific that is more connected, more prosperous, more secure, and more resilient.