US secretary of state John Kerry will arrive in Egypt on Wednesday in a brief visit to the region during which he will also visit Saudi Arabia.
Kerry will meet with President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi and Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry to discuss a range of bilateral and regional issues, according to a statement from issued by the US Department of State.
The US diplomat will head to the Saudi capital Riyadh to join US president Barack Obama where the two will attend the Gulf Cooperation Council Summit.
