Shoukry: Egypt Welcomes Int'l Efforts to Establish Israeli-Palestinian Peace

On Monday, Egyptian foreign minister Sameh Shoukry said that Egypt looks forward to working with international partners to break the stalemate in the Palestinian-Israeli Peace Process.

These remarks came in a joint press conference held in Cairo with the Jordanian, French and German foreign ministers to stimulate peace efforts in the region, and especially the Palestinian issue.

Shoukry added that Cairo has a firm stance on reaching a permanent settlement of the Palestinian issue within the framework of the two-state solution that leads to the establishment of a Palestinian state, with East Jerusalem as its capital.

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The minister also stated that Egypt fully welcomes any efforts aimed at finding fair solution to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.

He noted that Egypt is aware of the responsibility entrusted to the international quartet to launch negotiations, adding: "Egypt also understands the role of the United States to find a solution to the Palestinian issue."

On his part, the French Foreign Minister said that a fair and comprehensive solution to the Palestinian issue must be reached on the basis of the two-state solution and the UN resolutions

Notably, the Egyptian top diplomat participated earlier today in quartet meeting with his Jordanian, French and German counterparts to stimulate peace efforts in the region, and especially the Palestinian issue.

According to the Foreign Ministry’s spokesperson Ahmed Hafez, the meeting aims to stimulate peace efforts in the region and resolve the current stalemate in the Palestinian issue by urging the Palestinian and Israeli sides to negotiate and reach a just and comprehensive political settlement based on the two-state solution.

The quartet ministerial meeting in Cairo comes within the framework of the Munich Group, which includes the foreign ministers of Jordan, Egypt, Germany, France and the European Union.