US Vice President Mike Pence met Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in Cairo today as he began a delayed Middle East tour overshadowed by Arab anger over Washington's recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital.<br/><br/>US Vice President Mike Pence met Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in Cairo today as he began a delayed Middle East tour overshadowed by Arab anger over Washington's recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital.<br/><br/>Pence will travell to Jordan for a one-on-one meeting with King Abdullah II tomorrow. The leaders of both Egypt and Jordan, the only Arab states that have peace treaties with Israel, would be key players if US mediators ever manage to get a revived Israeli-Palestinian peace process off the ground.<br/><br/>While the deadly protests that erupted at the time have subsided, concerns are mounting over the future of the UN aid agency for Palestinians after Washington froze tens of millions of dollars of funding.<br/>'<br/>After Jordan Pence will head to Israel for talks with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday. He will also deliver a speech to parliament and meet President Reuven Rivlin during the two-day visit.