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Jan 21, 2018: Vice President Mike Pence has arrived in Cairo on Saturday on his first visit in a four-day tour to the Middle East. Pence plans to visit Amman and Jerusalem as well.This is the first U.S. high-profile official visit to the region after the American recognition of Jerusalem as Israel\u2019s capital in December.<\/p>\n

Egyptian website Egypt Today reports that\u00a0<\/a>a 20-member delegation arrived in Cairo last week coming from Greece, and prepared for the anticipated visit of U.S. Vice President Mike Pence.<\/p>\n

Pence will hold talks with Egyptian President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi, Jordan\u2019s King Abdullah II and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the White House released in a statement.<\/p>\n

Pence, a strong supporter of Trump\u2019s decision on Jerusalem, will also visit the city\u2019s Western Wall and give a speech at the Israeli Knesset, the statement said.<\/p>\n

The U.S. vice president left Washington on Friday and will meet with Sisi on Saturday, then he will fly to Amman to hold talks with King Abdullah II on Sunday, before he heads to Jerusalem where he will spend two days.<\/p>\n

Egypt\u2019s Al-Azhar Grand Imam Ahmed Al-Tayeb announced his rejection to meet with the U.S. VP on December 8, Egypt today further reports.<\/p>\n

\u201cHow can I sit with those who granted what they do not own to those who do not deserve it,\u201d Tayeb expressed in the statement, alluding to U.S. President Donald Trump\u2019s recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. The Grand Imam called on Trump to overturn his illegitimate and illegal decision.<\/p>\n

Coptic Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of Saint Mark\u2019s Diocese also declined Pence\u2019s meeting invitation. \u201cThis decision affects millions of people\u2019s feelings in the region. How could we meet him after this?\u201d the Pope wondered during an interview with\u00a0CBC<\/span>\u00a0television channel on January 8.<\/p>\n

On December 21, a total of 128 countries defied President Donald Trump\u2019s threat and voted in favor of a United Nations General Assembly resolution calling for the United States to drop its recognition of Jerusalem as Israel\u2019s capital – AfricaNews<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Jan 21, 2018: Vice President Mike Pence has arrived in Cairo on Saturday on his first visit in a four-day tour to the Middle East. Pence plans to visit Amman and Jerusalem as well.This is the first U.S. high-profile official visit to the region after the American recognition of Jerusalem as Israel\u2019s capital in December. 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