Pence tells Egypt's Sisi that US still backs two-state solution
CAIRO - US Vice President Mike Pence on Saturday told Egypt's leader the United States would support a two-state solution for Israelis and Palestinians if the two sides agreed, seeking to reassure a key Arab ally over President Donald Trump's decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital.
Pence said he assured Sisi that the United States was committed to preserving the status quo of holy sites in Jerusalem and had come to no final resolution on boundaries for the two parties.
"My perception was that he was encouraged by that message," Pence said.
"(Sisi) noted that a solution for the Palestinian-Israeli conflict will only come through negotiations based on a two-state solution, and Egypt would spare no effort to support this," a statement from the Egyptian presidency said.
