El Sisi meets with heads of states for international conference on democracy and security

El Sisi met with the presidents of Macedonia and Belarus, as well as several other current and former heads of states as part of an international conference entitled “democracy and security in a time of fundamentalism and terrorism,” Al Masry Al Youm reported. El Sisi spoke with German Chancellor Angela Merkel over the phone to discuss “regional and international developments” and ways to boost bilateral relations, according to Daily News Egypt.