Saudi Arabia and Egypt have established close ties since the 1926 Friendship Treaty

King Salman's visit highlights the depth of the historical relationship between the two brother countries

The visit of the guard of the two holy mosques in the Arab Republic of Egypt, at the invitation of His Highness, President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi, President of the Arab Republic of Egypt, and the privileged relations that unite them between the two countries . The reciprocal visits between the Saudi and Egyptian leaders also confirm the depth of the historical relations between the two sister countries.

Since the establishment of the modern Saudi state in 1902, the founding monarch has been striving to establish strong relations with Egypt and has signed a friendship treaty between the two countries in 1926. The reconstruction agreement has was signed in Riyadh in 1939, under which Egypt carried out certain urban projects. Kingdom and contributed to the urban development of Egypt.

Relations between Egypt and Saudi Arabia have grown significantly since the signing of the Treaty of Friendship between the two countries in 1926. The Kingdom has supported the national demands of Egypt aimed at evacuating British forces from the Egyptian territories and standing with them in the Arab League, the United Nations and all international bodies, the culminating point of October 27, 1955. Common between the two countries.

During the tripartite aggression against Egypt in 1956, the Kingdom rubbed shoulders with Egypt in all political, economic and military areas. During the October war, the Kingdom led the battle for oil in the service of Egypt. the October war, with its political and military results. A representative of the global coordination can do a lot for the goals and interests of the higher Arabs.

King Faisal, may Allah be merciful to him, has also taken a stand in the political memory and memory of the Arab generation in general. After the wars of 67 and 73. Where King Faisal bin Abdul Aziz had begun before the 1973 war, three years later, a speech to the Americans: "If you want to increase our oil production, you have to attack the problems facing us at the end of the occupation ", and at the position of the Kingdom a fraternal position favorable to Egypt, presented on August 27, 1956 about 100 million dollars in Cairo, after the withdrawal of the US offer to build the high dam, according to the authority of Egyptian information and many posts.

At the Arab level, the historical trend confirms that Riyadh and Cairo are the poles of relations and interactions in the Arab regional system, the main burden being to achieve Arab solidarity and attainment. To the desired goals of the Arab peoples, from the Atlantic Ocean to the Persian Gulf.

The Egyptian community is the largest Arab community in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, with a population of more than three million Egyptians spread throughout the kingdom, thus contributing to development and construction, which gives an indication of the relations between the two countries. Since the beginning of the educational and cultural renaissance in the kingdom.

On the economic front, there are several joint projects, led by the project of electrical interconnection and energy exchange between Egypt and Saudi Arabia within the framework of the network. Liaison of $ 1.5 billion, and a construction project of a giant bridge linking Sharm el-Sheikh to Ras Humaid in the Tabuk region. Between the two countries of pilgrims, pilgrims, tourists and jobs.

King Salman in Egypt
Guardian of the Two Holy Mosques in Egypt