A scheduled meeting between Kushner and Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry was canceled immediately following a ministry statement criticizing a U.S. decision to withhold millions of dollars in aid to Egypt.
It was not clear if meeting with Sisi was previously scheduled or arranged after Kushner's his meeting with Shoukry was canceled. (Reporting by Ahmed Aboulenein; editing by John Stonestreet)Egypt's Sisi to meet Trump advisor Jared Kushner on Wednesday
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