Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi stressed the importance of working to resume negotiations between the Palestinian and Israeli sides, with the aim of a just and comprehensive settlement of the Palestinian issue in accordance with the constants of international references.

This came during his meeting, today, Sunday, in Cairo, with the Chairman of the Permanent Committee on Intelligence Affairs in the US House of Representatives, Mike Turner, and a large delegation of committee members from the Republican and Democratic parties, in the presence of the head of Egyptian General Intelligence, Minister Abbas Kamel.

The official spokesman for the Egyptian presidency, Counselor Ahmed Fahmy, said, "President Sisi referred, during the meeting, to the relentless Egyptian efforts, which are taking place in parallel, to stabilize the truce between the Palestinian and Israeli sides, in addition to the initiatives to rebuild Gaza."

He stressed that a just and comprehensive peace would open up new and broad horizons in the region, in the interest of development and prosperity for all peoples.