Egypt's President Sisi receives phone call from Ukrainian counterpart - presidency

FILE PHOTO: Egypt's President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi gives a statement on the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination, during a European Union - African Union summit, in Brussels, Belgium February 18, 2022. REUTERS/Johanna Geron/Pool

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi received a phone call from Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Thursday, where Sisi stressed the importance of dialogue and diplomatic solutions to the ongoing crisis, the Egyptian presidency said in a statement.

(Reporting by Mohamed Wali; Writing by Alaa Swilam; Editing by Chris Reese)

FILE PHOTO: Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy addresses the Ukrainian people, as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues, in Kyiv, Ukraine March 23, 2022. Picture taken March 23, 2022. Ukrainian Presidential Press Service/Handout via REUTERS