Cairo: Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi spoke by phone on Tuesday with his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron to discuss avenues for the immediate cessation of war in the Gaza Strip, as well as the efforts being undertaken in this regard.
Both sides also addressed the negotiations hosted by Egypt for the relevant parties to implement the plan announced by US President Donald Trump to end the war.
During the call, the pair lauded Trump’s plan and stressed the importance of an immediate ceasefire, expanding the unhindered flow of humanitarian and relief aid into the Gaza enclave, exchanging hostages and prisoners, in addition to immediately initiating Gaza redevelopment process without displacing the Palestinian people from their territory, the Egyptian Presidency reported in a statement.
Both leaders agreed to continue consultations regarding their steadfast efforts to end the war and the humanitarian catastrophe engulfing the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip.
