Egypt and Türkiye pledge to work together to achieve a solution in Gaza

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September 4 (EUROPA PRESS) –

The presidents of Egypt and Turkey, Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and Recep Tayyip Erdogan, respectively, have pledged on Wednesday to work together to achieve greater recognition of the Palestinian state and achieve a solution in the Gaza Strip as the offensive launched almost a year ago by Israel against the enclave advances.

Both leaders have reaffirmed their “unwavering” support for the struggle to “end the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territories” and “realize the right of the Palestinian people to have a sovereign and independent state with East Jerusalem as its capital,” as established in the joint declaration signed by the two leaders after a historic meeting in Ankara that symbolizes the end of a decade of rivalry between the two countries.

They also stressed their commitment to the “safe return of all Palestinian refugees” who left their homeland, according to the Turkish news agency Anatolia.

Erdogan also said that the “genocide must end” and insisted on the need to achieve a “permanent ceasefire in the Gaza Strip that allows the uninterrupted entry of humanitarian aid.” “We support the mediation of Egypt, Qatar and the United States in the negotiations,” he said.

“We agree with President Al Sisi that it is necessary to hold regular consultations to resolve important issues in the region and especially in Gaza,” he said, adding that the two countries share a common position on the Palestinian issue, for which the contribution of these two countries is of “vital importance.”

Al Sisi is in Turkey on an official visit, his first since assuming the Egyptian presidency in 2014, amid the diplomatic rapprochement that has been taking place in recent months.

The trip comes months after Erdogan made his first trip to Egypt since taking office in February – having traveled to the African country in 2012 as prime minister – amid normalization efforts that began in November 2022 during the opening of the World Cup in Qatar.