[HIGHLIGHTS] The President of Egypt called unacceptable outside interference in the crisis in Sudan

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi met with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in Cairo. The pair discussed the crisis in Ukraine, rising energy prices and recent events in Sudan.

Egypt considers outside interference in the Sudan crisis unacceptable, al- Sisi said. The Sudanese Rapid Reaction Force handed over to the International Committee of the Red Cross 27 Egyptian soldiers detained at the Merowe airfield. On April 25, Al Arabiya TV channel, citing a diplomatic source, reported that Egypt had tightened security measures at the Sudanese embassy in the capital.