Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry and British Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs David Cameron agreed on the importance of taking advantage of the strong momentum which the Palestinian cause has presently gained to relaunch an active political process for reaching a comprehensive settlement that is based on the two-state solution.
That came at a meeting which brought together Shoukry and Cameron on Monday on the sidelines of meetings of the World Economic Forum, currently in session in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Spokesman for the Foreign Ministry Ahmed Abu Zeid said the two officials discussed the latest security and humanitarian developments in the war-hit Gaza Strip.
They also tackled moves to achieve an immediate ceasefire and implement a deal for trading hostages and prisoners, said Abu Zeid.
Both sides underscored as well the need of ensuring the flow of humanitarian assistance into the coastal enclave, added the spokesman.
Shoukry asserted the significance of recognizing the Palestinian State along the June 4, 1967 borders and supporting the Palestinian Authority’s bid for a full UN membership as a step on the right track.
Shoukry was posted by Cameron on the outcome of his latest visit to Tel Aviv and Ramallah.
The Egyptian foreign minister underlined the importance of the role of the British side to pressure Israel to prevent any moves for a ground military attack on Rafah city in the southern Gaza Strip.
The British foreign secretary hailed Egypt’s pivotal role in ensuring the delivery of urgent and humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip and voiced appreciation of its strenuous efforts to stop the war.
The spokesman said the two sides agreed on the importance of maintaining joint work to push forward truce efforts and implement an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.
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