On Wednesday, President Trump met with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi during the G7 summit in Evian, France.
Trump sparked a media frenzy by joking he "fell deeply in love" with the authoritarian leader during a hotel meeting years ago. Beyond the rhetoric, Trump pledged U.S. support for Egypt in its bitter dispute with Ethiopia over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam. Sisi used the meeting to demand Israel abandon its plans to seize more territory within the Gaza Strip.
Observers expect the U.S. to re-engage as a primary mediator in the Nile water crisis to prevent regional instability.
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