Democratic and Republican Presidential candidates, Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, sought the attention of Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, who among the leaders in New York for the 71st United Nations General Assembly.
A report noted on Tuesday that both candidates have been presenting their foreign policy credentials to world leaders at the UN.
The report disclosed that shortly after Cinton met with Sisi at a Manhattan hotel, Trump also visited the African leader in the same hotel.
It said the meetings came on a day that started with Clinton suggesting Trump’s harsh rhetoric toward Muslims aids the Islamic State militant group’s recruiting efforts.
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“Trump pushed back, arguing the United States was less safe as a result of Obama and Clinton’s policies,” the report said.
The report said Clinton and Trump both spoke with Sisi about working more closely with Egypt to combat the Islamic State threat.
It said that Trump’s campaign also released a statement saying Trump “highlighted how Egypt and the US share a common enemy and the importance of working together in defeating radical Islamic terrorism”.
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It said with Clinton, Sisi also discussed his goal of moving Egypt toward “a new civil society, a new modern country that upholds the rule of law and respects human rights and liberties”.
It said Clinton also met briefly with Japanese Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe, and then Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko.
It said the meeting between Clinton and Poroshenko addressed Russian incursions into Ukrainian territory.
It said Clinton started the session by saying Ukraine faces “very real problems and threats from Russian aggression” and that she was “anxious to know how we can be supportive”.
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The report added that the evening was not without drama, starting with Clinton’s motorcade zooming through packed New York streets at rush hour and then quickly rushing from hotel to hotel.
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