Egypt reiterates support for Iraq’s efforts to achieve stability, security

Sisi, al-Sudani probe ties, stress need to reach ceasefire in Gaza

Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah El Sisi received Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia’ al-Sudani and his accompanying delegation on Tuesday.

The Iraqi delegation included the Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Minister of Trade, and several senior officials. The meeting was attended by Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouli, and the ministers of foreign affairs, housing, investment, and petroleum.

The Presidency Spokesman said the two sides expressed satisfaction with the level of relations between the two countries, based on the significant and sincere fraternity and mutual support between the two countries and their peoples. President El-Sisi underscored Egypt’s full support for Iraq’s unity, sovereignty, and territorial integrity, and as well as its support for efforts towards achieving stability, security, and development, while strengthening its ties with the Arab world.

Both leaders agreed on the need to intensify Arab cooperation, both bilaterally and collectively, noting in this regards the tripartite cooperation mechanism between Egypt, Iraq, and Jordan. They stressed the importance of continuing to advance joint projects, and described them as a model for Arab cooperation and regional integration.

Discussions also focused on enhancing bilateral cooperation, particularly in increasing mutual investments and collaboration in the fields of infrastructure, urban development, tourism, energy, transport, and industry with the aim of making the best use of both countries’ resources and thus achieving the interests of the two peoples. The Iraqi prime minister commended Egypt’s extensive experience and remarkable successes in those areas.

The two sides exchanged views on ways to help the region overcome the serious crises it is facing, which threaten its stability and capabilities. They also agreed on the need for calm and regional de-escalation.

The two leaders stressed the need for the international community to exert intensive pressure to reach ceasefire agreement in Gaza, stressing the need to end the humanitarian plight in the Strip and stop the ongoing Israeli escalation in the West Bank. This is in addition to the need to launch a serious political track that guarantees the Palestinian people’s legitimate and just right to an independent state along the 1967 borders with East Jerusalem as its capital, being the sustainable way to establish peace, security and development in the region.