Egypt: The establishment of a Palestinian state is the only guarantee of permanent peace in the region

In a telephone conversation with the British Prime Minister, the Egyptian President stated that the establishment of a Palestinian state is the only guarantee of the restoration of permanent peace in the region.

Tehran - ISNA - Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi received a telephone call from British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, during which the developments in the region were discussed.

According to a statement from the Egyptian Presidential palace, El-Sisi outlined Egypt's efforts to implement the ceasefire agreement in the Gaza Strip, exchange prisoners and transfer humanitarian aid to the people of Gaza. In this conversation, the two sides emphasized the need to accelerate the reconstruction of the Gaza Strip without displacing the people of the region. A move that will restore stability in the region.

The Egyptian President emphasized that the establishment of a Palestinian state on the borders of June 4, 1967, with East Jerusalem as its capital, is the only guarantee of achieving lasting peace in the region.

The statement said that the situation in Syria, Libya, Sudan, Somalia, ways to restore stability in these countries, protecting their sovereignty and independence, and Egypt's efforts in this regard were discussed in the telephone conversation.

The British Prime Minister, while appreciating Egypt's pivotal role in the region, said that his country wants to continue consultations and coordination with Egypt on all important common issues.

In this telephone conversation, the two sides emphasized the depth of relations between Egypt and Britain, the desire of the leaders of the two countries to develop bilateral cooperation in all important common areas, especially trade and investment, in line with the interests of the two countries and the demands of their peoples.

On January 25 the US President proposed a plan to transfer Gaza residents to neighboring countries such as Egypt and Jordan, which was met with negative reactions from both countries and other Arab countries and regional and international organizations. Some time later, he proposed a plan for the US to take over Gaza.

The US President first revealed the controversial Gaza plan, which angered Palestinians, at a joint press conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his first foreign guest. He stressed that the Palestinians should leave Gaza and that Egypt and Jordan should accept them.

Trump's unprecedented and unexpected statements on Gaza on February 4, 2025 that the US should occupy, control, develop and maintain the war-torn Gaza and have "long-term ownership" in it, have caused global reactions.