CAIRO – 5 February 2025: Egyptian Minister of Foreign Affairs Badr Abdelatty and his Turkish counterpart Hakan Fidan held consultations in Ankara on Tuesday, addressing regional issues of joint concern.
Both top diplomats welcomed Gaza ceasefire and commended the efforts exerted by Egypt, the United States and Qatar to broker the deal, expressing support to the full implementation of the agreement.
Moreover, they stressed the importance of intensifying collective international efforts to alleviate the suffering in Gaza by increasing humanitarian aid and committing to reconstruction without displacing Palestinians from their lands, calling on international donors to effectively participate in the reconstruction conference to be hosted by Egypt, given that the Gaza war had caused one of the worst humanitarian disasters in history.
The ministers emphasized the importance of maintaining the role of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), which is indispensable in supporting Palestinian refugees on the occupied territories, along with the necessity of Israel repealing the decrees restricting the Agency.
The ministers expressed their strong support to the resilience of the Palestinian people, and their devotion to their homeland and legitimate rights, reaffirming their rejection to illegal settlement activities, annexation of lands, displacement attempts, evictions, and encouraging Palestinians to move abroad, as those acts constitute a threat to regional stability, risk provoking conflicts, and undermine chances of peace and coexistence among peoples.
Furthermore, The ministers reiterated their commitment to remedying the radical causes of instability in the Middle East by accomplishing a fair and permanent peace between Palestine and Israel, in alignment with international law, UNSC resolutions, and the two-state solution, particularly by establishing a Palestinian State on June 4, 1967 borders with East Jerusalem as its capital.
Regarding Syria, The ministers stressed insistence on Syria's unity, sovereignty, and territorial integrity, in addition to guaranteeing that Syrian territories would not compose a threat to any country. They stressed the importance of an inclusive political process that serves the interests of the Syrian people. They also expressed understanding on the voluntary and decent return of displaced Syrians to their homeland.
On another note, the two sides renewed their commitment to supporting Somalia's sovereignty, unity and territorial integrity and its federal government in achieving security and stability.
Additionally, they expressed concern about the armed conflict in Sudan which had led to disastrous humanitarian repercussions across the country and the region, lauding the decision of the Sudanese Transitional Sovereignty Council to establish zones for receiving and distributing humanitarian aid.
The ministers underscored commitment to supporting a UN-sponsored Libyan political process with the aim of preserving Libya's unity, security, stability and territorial integrity, as well as the international community's joint and coordinated efforts to eliminate all forms of terrorism, including the eradication of its ideological roots and combating the movement of terrorists across borders.
Wed, Feb. 5, 2025
