CAIRO – 6 April 2025: French President Emmanuel Macron revealed that his upcoming visit to Egypt will include a trilateral summit with President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi and King Abdullah II of Jordan, addressing the ongoing escalations in Gaza.
Macron is scheduled to arrive in Egypt on Sunday for a visit aimed at encouraging a ceasefire in Gaza, discussing various regional issues and enhancing various aspects of Egypt-French relations.
The visit is expected to witness the signing of a strategic partnership between Egypt and France, similar to the one Egypt signed with the European Union last year, according to a spokeswoman at the Elysee Palace.
Marcon will meet with President Sisi on Monday. On Tuesday, he plans to travel to Arish city in North Sinai, 50 km from Gaza, to highlight concerns over the ongoing war.
According to AFP, he will meet with humanitarian and security workers to emphasize his "constant mobilization in favor of a ceasefire," as stated by his office.
His visit to Arish, a transit point for Gaza-bound aid, comes a month after Israel’s decision to suspend assistance to the war-battered enclave after the first phase of a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas expired on 1 March.
Two weeks later, Israel shattered a ceasefire that persisted for two months in Gaza and brought home 38 captives, 30 of them alive.
Israel resumed Gaza war on 18 March, killing more than 1,300 people, including many women and children, raising the death toll among Palestinians since the war began in October 2023 to over 50,600.
During his visit, Macron will stress the urgency of securing a new ceasefire to prevent further "humanitarian catastrophe" for the people of Gaza.
He will call for an end to Israeli strikes and the release of Israeli captives still held in Gaza.
A draft accord regarding the treatment of Palestinian wounded patients brought out of Gaza is expected to be signed during the visit, according to AFP.
Sun, Apr. 6, 2025
