Foreign Minister: There is complete conformity in visions with Jordan in dealing with the crises of the region
Foreign Minister Badr Abdel Ati confirmed that the discussions with his Jordanian counterpart, Ayman Al-Safadi, included exchanging visions on many regional and international issues of concern to the two countries. These talks reflected a complete coincidence in visions on how to deal with the crises taking place in the region, most notably the brutal war. On the Gaza Strip and the Israeli aggression on the West Bank, in addition to the Israeli aggression against brotherly Lebanon and the escalation that resulted from it.
Abdul Ati indicated, during a press conference with the Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Al-Safadi, that this is the visit of the Jordanian Foreign Minister to Cairo. It comes in light of the many challenges that our Arab region is going through, which requires more coordination and intensive consultation between the two brotherly countries on various regional and international issues to confront those challenges and find solutions to the worsening political and security crises that the region has witnessed recently.
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He noted that the discussions represented a serious opportunity to confirm the centrality of the bilateral relations that bring together Egypt and Jordan, a state and a people, under the auspices of President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi and King Abdullah II, as we emphasized intensifying the pace of bilateral cooperation in its various fields between the two countries and activating all emerging areas of cooperation. About the Joint Higher Committee, which Cairo hosted its thirty-second session in May 2024.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Immigration and Egyptians Abroad Affairs, Dr. Badr Abdel-Aty, confirmed that the discussions witnessed a review of what it is doing. Egypt and Jordan are seeking to intensify international contacts with the parties to the conflict or with influential regional and international powers to prevent the region from sliding into a comprehensive regional war, the catastrophic and unprecedented repercussions of which have previously been warned on the region.
Abdel-Ati indicated that the discussions touched on the full solidarity of Egypt and Jordan with the state and the brotherly Lebanese people in light of the delicate circumstance that Lebanon is going through that undermines the sovereignty of its lands due to the ongoing Israeli attacks on Lebanese cities and the aggression against its brotherly people, which led to the fall and injury of hundreds of innocent victims. Including women and children.
The Foreign Minister pointed out that the discussions witnessed an emphasis on the extreme importance of stopping the Israeli aggression against Lebanon immediately and paving the way for a political settlement through the proper implementation of Security Council Resolution No. 1701. Completely and without selectivity, which is what Lebanon accepted and expressed its readiness to implement immediately.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Immigration, and Egyptian Expatriate Affairs, Dr. Badr Abdel-Aty, confirmed that the discussions witnessed a convergence of visions about the importance of Empowering and supporting Lebanese state institutions and working to preserve them within the framework of the Lebanese national decision, as well as emphasizing the extreme importance of preserving the United Nations UNIFIL forces and not harming them.
He pointed out Abdel Ati pointed out that the discussions witnessed agreement on the importance of continuing Arab efforts to achieve a ceasefire in Gaza and stopping the brutal Israeli aggression against the Gaza Strip and the aggression against Palestinian civilians in the West Bank, and the importance of urging the international community not to be satisfied with empty condemnations in light of the bleeding that the Palestinian territories are witnessing. The bloodshed does not stop in light of the blatant Israeli violations.
He pointed out that the discussions witnessed an emphasis on the complete and absolute rejection of Israeli policies that aim to impose a new fait accompli on the Palestinians, forcing them to flee their occupied lands. Which leads to the liquidation of the Palestinian issue at the expense of neighboring countries, indicating that this is a red line for both Egypt and Jordan and will not be allowed to happen. During the discussions, the seriousness of the deteriorating humanitarian situation in Gaza was emphasized after a year of Israeli aggression, which led to the fall of more than 41 thousand martyrs, most of whom were women and children, and the presence of thousands under the rubble, in addition to the displacement and displacement of more than one million 700 thousand Palestinians within the Strip, representing more than 80 million people. % of the population of the Gaza Strip and the destruction of most of the infrastructure due to the brutal Israeli war machine that has not yet stopped claiming more lives.
