US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrived in Cairo today for talks with Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi, an airport official said, amid ongoing efforts to reach a truce deal in Gaza.
She is expected to go straight into a meeting with her Egyptian counterpart Mohammed Kamel Amr and with Morsi, who is playing a key role in mediating a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip.
Clinton's visit comes amid a flurry of diplomatic activity aimed an bringing an end to the conflict which has killed over 130 people in a week.
She arrived from Israel where she held talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu while also travelling to the West Bank city of Ramallah for a meeting with Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas.
During her Israel stopover, Clinton met with UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon over the Egypt-mediated deal.
