Speaking on behalf of President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Plus (SCO Plus) summit in Tianjin on Monday, Madbouly told delegates: “The brotherly Palestinian people are facing all forms of killing, terror, starvation, and blatant violations of their rights.”
“This war is no longer a war to achieve political objectives or release hostages,” he said. “It has become a war of starvation and a war to liquidate the Palestinian cause.”
Madbouly accused Israel of deliberately making Gaza uninhabitable, expanding military operations to force displacement, and escalating settler violence in the occupied West Bank to sabotage the two-state solution.
“Egypt condemns in the strongest terms Israel’s attempts to make Gaza unlivable and to expel the Palestinian people from their land,” he said. “We also denounce the grave violations in the West Bank, particularly settler violence and settlement expansion.”
“It is necessary that Israel accepts the current proposal for a temporary ceasefire during which negotiations can be held to end the war and rebuild Gaza in accordance with the Arab-Islamic plan,” Madbouly added.
He reiterated Egypt’s position that the establishment of a Palestinian state on the 1967 borders with East Jerusalem as its capital remains “the only path to a just and comprehensive solution.”
Global order and security
Moving beyond Gaza, Madbouly praised the “Shanghai Spirit” underpinning the SCO, rooted in trust, equality and respect among civilizations, but warned that the credibility of multilateral institutions was under severe strain.
“There is no doubt that there is a direct relationship between regional security and sustainable development,” he said.
“Egypt values the SCO Plus format as a platform for consultation and cooperation,” Madbouly stated. “We must exert efforts to reform the international system to make it more just, strengthen the role of the United Nations, and ensure a rules-based order founded on international law.”
He urged reforms to the global order and financial architecture, supporting Chinese President Xi Jinping’s initiatives and calling for “radical reform of the global financial structure and international financial institutions.”
Development banks, he said, must expand concessional financing for developing countries and provide “sustainable solutions to the debt problem.”
Climate change and technology
Turning to climate and resources, Madbouly stated that “Egypt is a densely populated country living in a barren desert environment and relying almost exclusively on the Nile River for its renewable water resources.”
Additionally, he reiterated Cairo’s commitment to equitable cooperation regarding water resources with Nile Basin countries “in accordance with international law, ensuring equitable use without causing significant harm.”
“The cornerstone for raising climate commitments is directly linked to the level and scale of international support, including financing, access to advanced technology, and national ownership of projects,” Madbouly explained, stressing rejection of unilateral approaches to managing cross-border rivers and natural resources.
Madbouly also highlighted the potential of advanced technologies, particularly artificial intelligence, as drivers of sustainable development, urging international cooperation to ensure the ethical and equitable use of these technologies.
In closing, he congratulated Kyrgyz president Sadyr Japarov on assuming the SCO’s rotating presidency and expressed Egypt’s readiness to deepen cooperation with members and partners.
The SCO
Founded in 2001 by China, Russia and Central Asian states, the SCO has grown into the world’s largest regional organization by population and territory.
It currently includes nine full members—China, Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, India, Pakistan, and Iran—alongside observer states such as Afghanistan, Belarus, and Mongolia.
Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Turkey are among its dialogue partners.
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