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- Sameh Shoukry took part in a ministerial coordination meeting involving Arab and European countries
- Meeting, which discussed recognition of a Palestinian state, was held on the sidelines of the two-day WEF special meeting in Riyadh
CAIRO: Egypt’s foreign minister has repeated his call for a two-state solution to the Palestinian issue.
Sameh Shoukry on Monday took part in a ministerial coordination meeting involving Arab and European countries.
The meeting, which discussed recognition of a Palestinian state, was held on the sidelines of the two-day World Economic Forum special meeting in Riyadh.
Shoukry called on the international community to pressure Israel into ending its occupation of the Palestinian territories, and to support the legitimate and inalienable rights of Palestinians, said Ahmed Abu Zeid, the ministry’s spokesman.
Given the violence in Gaza and tensions in the West Bank, international parties must “assume their legal and human responsibilities to find a serious political horizon to establish a two-state solution and bring just and comprehensive peace to the region,” Shoukry added.
The foreign minister described the two-state solution as the “only path” toward peace between Palestinians and Israelis, as well as stability and coexistence among the peoples of the region.