President Abdel Fattah El Sisi delved into regional politics, equitable growth, and terrorism in his speech yesterday at the United Nations’ general assembly. You can watch his speech in full here (runtime 22:46). Among the highlights:

On terrorism and regional politics, El Sisi lambasted the international community for allowing countries that fuel terrorism to be active participants in the conversation on combating terror — a not-so-veiled stab at Qatar. He reiterated Egypt’s policy on supporting political resolutions to the crises in Libya and Syria and said Egypt will not back foreign intervention in either country. The president also highlighted Egypt’s reemergence as the main interlocutor in regional peace by addressing the Israeli and Palestinian people. He urged Israelis to replicate the “excellent” experience of peace it has shared with Egypt for nearly four decades and pursue the same peace with Palestine through a two-state solution.

Nile Basin Initiative given serious reconsideration? El Sisi surprised many when he said that the NBI holds up as a legal framework of cooperation between Egypt, Sudan, and Ethiopia “as long as good faith persists and the parties apply the agreement fully and with integrity.”

El Sisi also spoke on the widening economic gap between the developed and developingworld, calling for increased involvement of developing countries in international economic governance and facilitated access to financing to allow for their economic growth.

The president also met yesterday with European Council President Donald Tusk andEuropean Commissioner for Migration Dimitris Avramopoulos in New York, to discuss Egypt’s efforts in stemming the flow of illegal migrants and combating terrorism, according to an Ittihadiya statement. The talks also covered the crises in Libya, Syria, and Palestine. El Sisi also met several of his counterparts (pdf), including Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades, Brazilian President Michel Temer, Romanian President Klaus Iohannis, Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić, and Ghanaian President Nana Afuko-Addo.

Meanwhile, Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry also discussed migration with EU HighRepresentative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini, the ministry’s spokesperson said. Yesterday’s talks also centered on completing negotiations for the cooperation framework for 2017-2020, as well as ongoing efforts to reach a political solution for the Libyan crisis.