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| Abdel-Fattah al-Sissi, Africa 2018 Forum, Egypt December 9, 2018 |
- Egyptian president addresses cooperation against militants in Sinai in interview for CBS
- Cairo's envoy to the U.S. asks that the interview be withheld from broadcast
Egypt's military cooperation with Israel has reached unprecedented levels, Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sissi told CBS News in an interview scheduled to air Sunday.
Sissi was referring primarily to security cooperation against militants in the northern Sinai – cooperation that Egypt has until now avoided discussing publicly.
Asked whether cooperation between the sides can be described as the "closest ever," Sissi said: "That is correct…We have a wide range of cooperation with the Israelis."
