Nov 17, 2023. Posted by Balkan Periscope - Hellas
Cairo.
Russian
Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Thursday that “Egypt has become a global
player”. Praising its role and efforts to resolving the Palestinian-Israeli
conflict and stopping the war in Gaza, Lavrov affirmed that Egypt’s
capabilities extend beyond the Middle East.
He added during an interview with RT network that the international peace summit hosted in Cairo on October 21, was the first international event that aims at ending violence in Gaza.
Lavrov
noted that “It was important to show that the international community does not
want to watch in silence what is happening in Gaza, but rather wants to stop
any military actions, and release all the hostages. Allow civilians from other
countries to leave this area and ensure peace and security for the residents of
Gaza.”
He also
shed light on the situation in the occupied West Bank, saying that “hostilities
have not been officially announced in the west bank; however, it is also
witnessing raids launched by the Israeli army, which does not contribute to
creating the conditions for starting the transition to peace -and ultimately,
after solving all humanitarian problems-, the negotiations on the establishment
of a Palestinian state.”
The Russian
minister stressed that “Cairo plays an important role in this process. Its
capabilities as a state and an international player extend beyond the Middle
East and the African continent. Egypt is truly a global player.”
The New
Administrative Capital hosted on Saturday, October 21, Egypt’s Summit for peace
with an expected wide international participation to reaching a solution for
the ongoing violence in Gaza.
The call
that was made by President Abdel Fattah al Sisi on October 15 during a meeting
of Egypt’s National Security Council was praised and welcomes internationally,
especially with the continuing escalations in the Gaza strip and the ongoing
suffering of the Palestinian people.
In his
opening speech at the Cairo Summit for Peace, President Abdel Fattah El Sisi
declared that eliminating the Palestinian cause without a just solution will
never happen and that will never happen at the expense of Egypt.
“I want to
state it clearly and unequivocally to the world, and articulate in sincere
terms the will of all the Egyptian people, every single Egyptian: that the
liquidation of the Palestinian cause without a just solution is beyond the
realm of possibility, and in all cases it will never happen at the expense of
Egypt, absolutely not,” said President Sisi
The
President affirmed that Egypt did not close the Rafah border crossing but the
Israeli shelling hindered the entry of aid to Gaza. He added that he had agreed
with American President Joe Biden to operate the crossing on a sustainable
basis, under the supervision of and coordination with the United Nations, the
UNRWA and the Palestinian Red Crescent.
“The aid
and relief shall be distributed under the supervision of the United Nations to
the people in the Gaza Strip,” President Sisi said.
He added
that the world is watching a catastrophic humanitarian crisis affecting 2.5
million Palestinians in Gaza.
“Egypt is
telling you in all candor and sincerity: that the solution for the Palestinian
cause is not displacement, and is not by forcibly transferring the entire
people to other regions; the one and only solution is justice, with the
Palestinians obtaining their legitimate rights for self-determination, and
leading a proud and safe life in an independent state on their land like the
rest of the peoples of the earth,” said President Sisi.
Egypt Today