Anjali Sharma
GG News Bureau
WASHINGTON DC, 3rd May. Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry and his French counterpart Stephane Sejourne met on Thursday in Cairo to discuss the situation in the Gaza and an Egypt-brokered ceasefire proposal.
Egyptian Foreign Ministry in a statement said that he two leaders briefed each other on the indirect truce talks between the Gaza-ruling Palestinian faction Hamas and Israel to reach a ceasefire agreement in Gaza and swap of Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners.
Shoukry said that Egypt has put forward “implementable” truce proposals to both parties, who are expected to show “necessary flexibility” to realize an agreement that would spare Palestinians bloodshed, media reported.
Sejourne said France is willing to support Arab efforts for settling the Palestinian issue, according to the statement.
He highlighted France’s efforts to contain escalation between Israel and Lebanon on their borders, stressed that the potential truce in Gaza has to be accompanied by a similar truce in Lebanon, according to the Ministry’s statement.
Shoukry and Sejourne reaffirmed their absolute rejection of any Israeli attempts to liquidate the Palestinian cause by displacing Palestinians outside the Gaza Strip.
They agreed to completely reject any ground military operation in the city of Rafah, the only haven for millions of people in Gaza, due to high humanitarian concerns and the risk of regional spillover, said the statement.
Egypt, Qatar, and the US have been trying to mediate a new agreement between Hamas and Israel on a truce in the Gaza Strip and the release of all hostages.
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