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Fri 20 Oct 2023 5:37 pm - Jerusalem Time

Palestine President meets with British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak in Cairo

Today, Friday, the President of the State of Palestine, Mahmoud Abbas, met in the Egyptian capital, Cairo, with British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.


During the meeting, they discussed the latest developments on the Palestinian scene, the latest developments in the ongoing efforts to stop the aggression against our people, spare civilians the scourge of war, and the importance of introducing medical and food relief materials and providing water and electricity as quickly as possible.


He stressed the State of Palestine’s categorical rejection of the displacement of Palestinians from the Gaza Strip, the West Bank or Jerusalem.


President Abbas stressed that peace and security are achieved through implementing the two-state solution based on international legitimacy resolutions, which includes the entire territory of the State of Palestine in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem and the Gaza Strip, and recognition of the State of Palestine.


For his part, British Prime Minister Sunak offered condolences to the Palestinian victims in Gaza and the West Bank, stressing that his country is against the killing of civilians, and that Britain will provide urgent relief and humanitarian aid to Gaza.


Sunak stressed his country's commitment to the two-state solution, so that Palestine and Israel can live side by side in security, peace and good neighborliness.


This meeting comes within the framework of President Mahmoud Abbas's participation in the Cairo Summit Conference called for by Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, and within the framework of mobilizing international support for the Palestinian position.

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