U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel and Egyptian Minister of Defense General Abdel Fatah Al-Sisi spoke again by phone Wednesday morning during which they discussed several issues regarding Egypt. Pentagon Press Secretary George Little said in a statement the two men discussed \"the interim government\'s progress along the political roadmap, lifting of the curfew and state of emergency, and the security situation in the Sinai and the Suez Canal.\" \"They both reflected on the continued importance of the U.S.-Egypt military relationship and agreed to remain in close contact with one another,\" the statement added