Sisi discusses developments in Gaza, Sudan with UN Deputy Secretary-General

Ahram Online , Tuesday 20 Aug 2024

President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi held discussions on Tuesday with United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed in the Egyptian coastal city of New Alamein, focusing on recent developments in Gaza and Sudan.

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The meeting also focused on ways to strengthen the outstanding and historical cooperation between Egypt and the United Nations, according to a statement released by the Egyptian Presidency.

The talks also focused on Egypt's contributions to multilateral cooperation, particularly in security, peace, climate change, and sustainable development.

The meeting also tackled the latest regional developments, ways to achieve calm and restore stability in the region, and ongoing efforts to reach a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and exchange detainees.

They also discussed Egypt’s intensive efforts to deliver humanitarian aid to the strip and the obstacles it encounters.

Both sides stressed the pivotal role played by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), and the increasing importance of this role at present, given the catastrophic humanitarian crisis in Gaza.

The meeting touched upon the Sudanese crisis, with El-Sisi affirming Egypt's keenness to reach a ceasefire, protecting Sudan's resources and its people, and preserving state institutions and sovereignty.

He advocated for concerted international and regional efforts to provide all means of support to end the political crisis and the humanitarian tragedy that the Sudanese people have been enduring since April 2023.

The UN Deputy Secretary-General commended Egypt’s unyielding efforts towards peace and stability in the region to spare it from a regional confrontation that could inflict severe negative regional and international repercussions.

She highlighted the UN’s recognition of Egypt's crucial humanitarian contributions, particularly in managing the refugee situation and the burdens it endures in this regard.

The meeting was also attended by Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Badr Abdelatty, and members of the UN Delegation including UN Resident Coordinator in Egypt, Elena Panova, and UN Special Envoy on Financing the 2030 Development Agenda Mahmoud Mohieldin.

 

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