President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi met with Chief of the Saudi General Intelligence Khalid bin Bandar bin Abdel Aziz on Wednesday in Cairo, reported the SPA, Saudi Arabia's official news agency.
The two officials discussed means of enhancing bilateral relations in all fields as well regional issues of common interest like the security situations in Iraq, Syria, Libya and Yemen, said presidency spokesperson Alaa Youssef.
Sisi and Abdel Aziz agreed on the importance of publicly denouncing acts of violence and terrorism.
Both officials stressed the role of Al-Azhar in effectively correcting the erroneous notions about Islam and to counter extremist ideas, and emphasized the importance of providing all means of support to Al-Azhar to carry out its role, MENA reported.
Saudi Arabia fears several threats on its borders. On one hand, the conflict between Huthis and the Yemeni President Abdel Hady Mansour on its southern border, and on the other the clashes between the Islamic State and Shias in Iraq on its northeastern border.
The ongoing conflict on Saudi Arabia's northeastern border could pause the greatest threat as it fears both the IS and Shias.
Saudi authorities earlier declared intentions to build a security fence on its northern border that was inaugurated on 5 September. According to SPA, the fencing includes 50 day and night cameras, 40 watchtowers, 50 radars, as well as a sand wall and a razor-wire fence.
The BBC website reported that Riyadh has signed an agreement in 2009 with the European defense company EADS to set up the fence.
Saudi Arabia expressed support to former President Hosni Mubarak in 2011 following the 25 January revolution and has been also backing Egypt’s Sisi-led regime politically and financially since the ouster of President Mohamed Morsy, providing a total of US$5 billion in aid during fiscal year 2013\2014.
