Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Co-operation and Egyptian Expatriates, Badr Abdelatty, held talks on Friday with Christophe Bigot, the European Union Special Representative for the Middle East Peace Process, on the sidelines of the Sir Bani Yas Forum in the United Arab Emirates.
Foreign Ministry Spokesperson, Nader Zaki, said the talks focused on efforts to consolidate the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and advance the implementation of the second phase of the comprehensive plan to end the conflict.
The discussions covered measures to empower the National Committee for the Administration of Gaza (NCAG), implement security arrangements and secure the withdrawal of Israeli forces.
Abdelatty stressed the importance of the European Union’s role in ensuring Israel’s adherence to its commitments and facilitating the unimpeded delivery of humanitarian aid, shelter supplies and early recovery assistance to the Gaza Strip.
Zaki added that the meeting also addressed developments in the West Bank and Al Quds (occupied East Jerusalem).
Abdelatty underscored the need to halt Israeli escalation and provide support to the Palestinian Authority and the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA).
He also stressed the importance of strengthening Egyptian-European coordination to revive the political process aimed at establishing an independent Palestinian state along the June 4, 1967 borders, with Al Quds (occupied East Jerusalem) as its capital.
