Trump tells Sisi U.S., Egypt will fight Islamist militants togetherWASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump moved to reset U.S. relations with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Monday after the prior Obama administration’s strained ties, giving him firm backing and vowing to work together to fight Islamist militants. A joint statement said the two leaders agreed on the importance of advancing peace throughout the Middle East, including in Libya, Syria, and Yemen, and expressed interest in supporting Israel and the Palestinians in moving toward peace. “I just want to let everybody know in case there was any doubt that we are very much behind President Sisi. He’s done a fantastic job in a very difficult situation. We are very much behind Egypt and the people of Egypt,” Trump said in an Oval Office meeting with the Egyptian leader. The trip was Sisi’s first official U.S. visit since being elected president in 2014. Trump’s predecessor, Barack Obama, never extended an invitation. Obama froze aid to Egypt for two years after Sisi, then a general, overthrew President Mohamed Mursi in mid-2013 after mass protests against Mursi’s rule. Mursi, a Muslim Brotherhood member, had been elected the previous year. The one-on-one meeting between Trump and Sisi, followed by a separate gathering with top aides, showed how intent the new U.S. president is on rebooting the bilateral relationship and building on the strong connection the two presidents established when they first met in New York last September. “I just want to say to you, Mr President, that you have a great friend and ally in the United States, and in me,” Trump said. Sisi said he appreciated that Trump has been “standing very strong ... to counter this evil ideology.” The joint statement said Trump and Sisi agreed that Islamist militants could not be defeated solely by military force. It said the leaders “agreed on the necessity of recognizing the peaceful nature of Islam and Muslims around the world.” While Trump noted the United States and Egypt “have a few things” they do not agree on, he made no public airing of U.S. concerns about human rights in Egypt. Rights groups have called for the release of Aya Hijazi, an Egyptian-American who works with street children and was arrested in May 2014 on human trafficking charges. Hijazi has been held in custody for 33 months in violation of Egyptian law, which states that the maximum period for pre-trial detention is 24 months. A senior administration official said the subject of Hijazi did not come up in the meeting with Trump, Sisi and their advisers, but said the detention was an issue of concern and a case that was being watched closely by the Trump administration. At the United Nations in New York, U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki Haley, said the Trump administration was not backing away from human rights “because they fully support me speaking about human rights in the Security Council.” Human rights groups have estimated that Sisi’s government has detained at least 40,000 political prisoners. Egypt has long been one of Washington’s closest allies in the Middle East, receiving $1.3 billion in U.S. military aid annually. It is fighting an Islamist insurgency in Sinai in which hundreds of Egyptian soldiers and police have been killed. politicsNews
trump tells sis egypt fight islamic militants togetherwashington reuters president donald trump moved reset relations egyptian president abdul faith monday prior obama administration strained ties giving firm backing vowing work together fight islamic militants a joint statement said two leaders agreed importance advancing peace throughout middle east including libya syria yemen expressed interest supporting israel palestinians moving toward peace i want let everybody know case doubt much behind president sis he done fantastic job difficult situation we much behind egypt people egypt trump said oval office meeting egyptian leader the trip sis first official visit since elected president trump predecessor barack obama never extended invitation obama froze aid egypt two years sis general overthrew president mohamed music mass protests music rule music muslim brotherhood member elected previous year the meeting trump sis followed separate gathering top aides showed intent new president reporting bilateral relationship building strong connection two presidents established first met new york last september i want say mr president great friend ally united states trump said sis said appreciated trump standing strong counter evil the joint statement said trump sis agreed islamic militants could defeated solely military force it said leaders agreed necessity recognizing peaceful nature islam muslims around while trump noted united states egypt things agree made public airing concerns human rights egypt rights groups called release aya hijack works street children arrested may human trafficking charges hijack held custody months violation egyptian law states maximum period detention months a senior administration official said subject hijack come meeting trump sis advisers said detention issue concern case watched closely trump administration at united nations new york ambassador united nations nikki harley said trump administration backing away human rights fully support speaking human rights security human rights groups estimated sis government detained least political prisoners egypt long one washington closest allies middle east receiving billion military aid annually it fighting islamic insurgency sina hundreds egyptian soldiers police killed politicsnews
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: Trump tells Sisi U.S., Egypt will fight Islamist militants togetherWASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump moved to reset U.S. relations with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Monday after the prior Obama administration’s strained ties, giving him firm backing and vowing to work together to fight Islamist militants. A joint statement said the two leaders agreed on the importance of advancing peace throughout the Middle East, including in Libya, Syria, and Yemen, and expressed interest in supporting Israel and the Palestinians in moving toward peace. “I just want to let everybody know in case there was any doubt that we are very much behind President Sisi. He’s done a fantastic job in a very difficult situation. We are very much behind Egypt and the people of Egypt,” Trump said in an Oval Office meeting with the Egyptian leader. The trip was Sisi’s first official U.S. visit since being elected president in 2014. Trump’s predecessor, Barack Obama, never extended an invitation. Obama froze aid to Egypt for two years after Sisi, then a general, overthrew President Mohamed Mursi in mid-2013 after mass protests against Mursi’s rule. Mursi, a Muslim Brotherhood member, had been elected the previous year. The one-on-one meeting between Trump and Sisi, followed by a separate gathering with top aides, showed how intent the new U.S. president is on rebooting the bilateral relationship and building on the strong connection the two presidents established when they first met in New York last September. “I just want to say to you, Mr President, that you have a great friend and ally in the United States, and in me,” Trump said. Sisi said he appreciated that Trump has been “standing very strong ... to counter this evil ideology.” The joint statement said Trump and Sisi agreed that Islamist militants could not be defeated solely by military force. It said the leaders “agreed on the necessity of recognizing the peaceful nature of Islam and Muslims around the world.” While Trump noted the United States and Egypt “have a few things” they do not agree on, he made no public airing of U.S. concerns about human rights in Egypt. Rights groups have called for the release of Aya Hijazi, an Egyptian-American who works with street children and was arrested in May 2014 on human trafficking charges. Hijazi has been held in custody for 33 months in violation of Egyptian law, which states that the maximum period for pre-trial detention is 24 months. A senior administration official said the subject of Hijazi did not come up in the meeting with Trump, Sisi and their advisers, but said the detention was an issue of concern and a case that was being watched closely by the Trump administration. At the United Nations in New York, U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki Haley, said the Trump administration was not backing away from human rights “because they fully support me speaking about human rights in the Security Council.” Human rights groups have estimated that Sisi’s government has detained at least 40,000 political prisoners. Egypt has long been one of Washington’s closest allies in the Middle East, receiving $1.3 billion in U.S. military aid annually. It is fighting an Islamist insurgency in Sinai in which hundreds of Egyptian soldiers and police have been killed. politicsNews
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: trump tells sis egypt fight islamic militants togetherwashington reuters president donald trump moved reset relations egyptian president abdul faith monday prior obama administration strained ties giving firm backing vowing work together fight islamic militants a joint statement said two leaders agreed importance advancing peace throughout middle east including libya syria yemen expressed interest supporting israel palestinians moving toward peace i want let everybody know case doubt much behind president sis he done fantastic job difficult situation we much behind egypt people egypt trump said oval office meeting egyptian leader the trip sis first official visit since elected president trump predecessor barack obama never extended invitation obama froze aid egypt two years sis general overthrew president mohamed music mass protests music rule music muslim brotherhood member elected previous year the meeting trump sis followed separate gathering top aides showed intent new president reporting bilateral relationship building strong connection two presidents established first met new york last september i want say mr president great friend ally united states trump said sis said appreciated trump standing strong counter evil the joint statement said trump sis agreed islamic militants could defeated solely military force it said leaders agreed necessity recognizing peaceful nature islam muslims around while trump noted united states egypt things agree made public airing concerns human rights egypt rights groups called release aya hijack works street children arrested may human trafficking charges hijack held custody months violation egyptian law states maximum period detention months a senior administration official said subject hijack come meeting trump sis advisers said detention issue concern case watched closely trump administration at united nations new york ambassador united nations nikki harley said trump administration backing away human rights fully support speaking human rights security human rights groups estimated sis government detained least political prisoners egypt long one washington closest allies middle east receiving billion military aid annually it fighting islamic insurgency sina hundreds egyptian soldiers police killed politicsnews