CAIRO – Egyptian Minister of Foreign affairs, Emigration and Egyptian Expatriates Badr Abdelatty and Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Abdullah Al Yahya warned about the gravity of the Israeli deliberate escalation that could push the region to the brink of the abyss.
The two ministers’ warning came in a joint statement issued on Thursday at the conclusion of the 13th session of the Egypt-Kuwait joint committee in Cairo,
The pair expressed their total rejection of any scenarios for forced displacement of Palestinians from their lands and their rejection of any claims made by the Israeli government to justify its refusal to withdraw from the Philadelphia Corridor, the statement added.
Abdelatty and Al Yahya agreed that lasting and comprehensive peace in the region could not be achieved without ending the Israeli occupation and establishing an independent Palestinian state on the 1967 borders with East Jerusalem as its capital, the statement read.
The two ministers reviewed the possibility of setting out a future vision for developing bilateral ties in different fields.
Abdelatty and Al Yahya witnessed the signing of ten memos of understanding and executive programs in the protection of competition, the development of industrial exports, environment protection, tourism, youth, housing, media, sports and planning.
Both ministers also probed a number of issues with common concern, notably the continuation of the Israeli occupation’s attacks on the residents of the Gaza Strip and the West Bank.
In this regard, Abdelatty and Al Yahya agreed on the need for reaching an immediate ceasefire deal that would ensure the rapid release of Israeli hostages and Palestinian detainees, in addition to guaranteeing full and unconditional access of humanitarian and medical aid to the Gaza Strip.
The two sides affirmed their mutual support in the face of any threats that might target their national and water security, along with the integrity of their territories and regional borders.
The two ministers tackled the situation in Lebanon, Libya, Sudan, Yemen and the security of international navigation in the Red Sea and the Horn of Africa, as well as water security for Egypt and Sudan.
