CAIRO – 25 September 2025: Egypt has called for intensified coordination with the United States to stop the ongoing bloodshed in Gaza and to block any attempts to displace Palestinians.
Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty conveyed the message during talks on Wednesday with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, held on the sidelines of the high-level segment of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA).
Abdelatty reaffirmed President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi’s appreciation for the efforts led by US President Donald Trump to halt the war, following the summit between the US and the leaders of several Arab and Muslim countries convened on Tuesday.
The Egyptian foreign minister stated that the summit took place in a positive atmosphere.
At the summit, Trump met Egypt's Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly, representing President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, alongside UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed, and leaders from Turkey, Jordan, Qatar, Pakistan, and Indonesia to discuss the war.
“We want to end the war in Gaza. We’re going to end it. Maybe we can end it right now,” Trump told reporters at the start of the meeting.
'Trump 21-Point Plan'
US Special Envoy for the Middle East Steve Witkoff, who attended, outlined what he called “the Trump 21-point plan for peace in the Middle East, in Gaza,” saying he expected “some sort of breakthrough … in the coming days.”
Speaking at the Concordia Summit in New York on Wednesday, he described Trump’s meeting with Arab and Muslim leaders as “very productive,” noting that their plan addresses both Israeli concerns and those of “all the neighbors in the region.”
President Sisi later praised “the proposals” that Trump presented during the summit as “an important foundation upon which we can build further in the coming period to achieve peace.”
“I appreciate the efforts of the President of the United States, Donald J. Trump, to stop the ongoing war in the Gaza Strip in particular, and his pursuit of peace in the Middle East at large,” Sisi said in a social media post.
Thu, Sep. 25, 2025
