Cairo: Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty highlighted the importance of wider recognition of the State of Palestine and greater efforts by the international community to realize the two-state solution.
According to Kuwait News Agency, the minister emphasized that a fair solution to the Palestine cause must meet the legitimate rights and aspirations of the Palestinian people, foremost among which is the right to establish an independent state. He made these remarks during a meeting with a delegation from the Elders, a group of independent global leaders founded by former South African leader Nelson Mandela in 2007, which advocates for peace, justice, and human rights.
The meeting reviewed the humanitarian catastrophe caused by the brutal onslaught of the Israeli occupation forces on the Gaza Strip, coupled with the policy of using starvation as a weapon, as stated by the Egyptian Foreign Ministry. The Egyptian minister reminded that the attempts of the Israeli occupation authorities to pursue the genocidal war against the Palestinian people, undermine their inalienable right to statehood, and usurp more Palestinian territories run counter to all rules of international laws.
He reaffirmed Egypt's rejection of the attempts by the Israeli occupation regime to evict the Palestinians from their own land and liquidate the Palestinian question. Abdelatty stressed that there will be no room for peace, security, or stability in the Middle East without the materialization of Palestinian statehood.
Abdelatty also briefed his guests on Egypt's efforts to mediate a truce deal between the Palestinian Islamic resistance movement Hamas and the Israeli occupation authorities. He revealed that Egypt plans to host an international conference on recovery and reconstruction in Gaza soon after a ceasefire deal is struck. The delegation included Chair of the Elders and former president of Ireland Mary Robinson, as well as former prime minister of New Zealand Helen Clark.