FM reaffirms need to ensure entry of humanitarian aid into Gaza

Ambassador Ahmed Abu Zeid, the official spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Immigration, said that Dr. Badr Abdel Aty, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Immigration and Egyptian Abroad Affairs, met today, Wednesday,  Sigrid Kach, the United Nations Chief Coordinator for Humanitarian Affairs and Reconstruction in the Gaza Strip, on the sidelines of his current visit to the State of Qatar.

During the meeting, the Minister of Foreign Affairs was keen to reaffirm the necessity of ensuring the rapid entry of humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip without restrictions or conditions, in quantities that meet the needs of the brotherly Palestinian people in the Strip and alleviate their suffering in light of the unprecedented humanitarian catastrophe they are facing.

For her part, the UN official was keen to stress the importance of coordination with Egypt in light of the role it plays in all aspects of the current crisis, especially the humanitarian and relief aspect, expressing her hope that the issue of humanitarian aid access to the sector will witness improvement during the coming period, as the two sides agreed to continue consultation and coordination.