President El-Sisi Speaks with President of France Macron

alhadath – cairo

Today, President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi received a phone call from French President Emmanuel Macron.
Spokesman for the Presidency Counselor Dr. Ahmed Fahmy said the call reviewed the ongoing efforts aimed at reaching a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, exchanging captives, and delivering humanitarian aid. The two presidents reviewed the latest developments in this regard and stressed the need for the concerned parties to cooperate to ensure progress that leads to the stop of the bloodshed and alleviation of the current human suffering in the Gaza Strip. This is in addition to advancing the track of the two-state solution and the establishment of an independent Palestinian State as the only path to realize real security and sustainable stability in the region.
President El-Sisi affirmed Egypt’s categorical rejection of the displacement of Palestinians to Egypt in any way or form, a position that enjoys full international consensus. The French president affirmed France’s full support for Egypt’s position. The two presidents stressed the danger of any military escalation in Rafah due to its catastrophic humanitarian repercussions on nearly 1.5 million Palestinians in the area. The two presidents also warned of the danger of expanding the conflict at the regional level and hence the necessity of the swift advancement of a ceasefire and regional calm efforts.