Egypt’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Emigration and Egyptian Expatriates Badr Abdelatty affirmed during a phone call on Wednesday with Radosław Sikorski, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland, the importance of consolidating and fully implementing the Gaza ceasefire agreement to ensure a permanent cessation of hostilities and to facilitate the delivery of humanitarian aid to the Strip, paving the way for the start of the reconstruction and early recovery phase.
The call also deslt with ways to support and enhance bilateral relations, in addition to exchanging views on issues of mutual interest.
The two ministers reviewed the course of the distinguished relations between Egypt and Poland in recent years. Minister Abdelatty reaffirmed Cairo’s keenness to elevate the level of bilateral cooperation and to strengthen the economic partnership between the two countries, including increasing trade exchange and attracting more Polish investments to Egypt.
He also emphasized building on the outcomes of mutual visits and political consultations, stressing the importance of continuing the work of the Joint Economic Committee in the coming period.
Regarding the situation in the Gaza Strip, Abdelatty reviewed the outcomes of the Sharm El-Sheikh Peace Summit, which resulted in an agreement to end the war in accordance with the US President’s plan.
In this context, the foreign minister referred to the ongoing preparations for the International Conference on Early Recovery, Reconstruction, and Development in the Gaza Strip, scheduled to be held in Cairo in November.
He stressed the importance of active international participation in the conference to ensure the mobilization of the necessary financial and technical support for the reconstruction of the Strip and the reinforcement of regional stability.
