El-Sisi declares Egypt’s ‘full support’ for Palestinian cause

 

Egypt’s president has declared his country’s “full support” to Palestine in a phone call with Palestin-ian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas. President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi in the call on Wednesday highlighted Egypt’s “intensive efforts” to broker a ceasefire in Gaza, and Cairo’s backing for the Palestinian right to an independent state.

Abbas expressed his gratitude for Egypt’s ef-forts and gave his blessings to Egyptians for the holy month of Ramadan.

El-Sisi also spoke by phone with the president of Sudan’s Transitional Sovereign Council, Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan. They exchanged Ramadan greetings and wished good fortune on the Egyptian and Sudanese people during the holy month.

Later, El-Sisi held a phone call with Syrian President Bashar Assad. The two leaders exchanged Ramadan greetings and wished security, stability and prosperity for Egypt and Syria.—AFP

 

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