President Sisi Receives phone call from Turkish counterpart
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President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi received a phone call today Saturday from Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
The two presidents discussed the regional situation and the ongoing Israeli escalation in the region, The official spokesman for the Presidency of the Republic said.
He added that the two presidents warned that this escalatory approach could have disastrous repercussions for the region and for regional security and stability, and could expose the capabilities of the peoples of the region to grave danger, and threaten to push the entire Middle East into a state of widespread chaos.
They also stressed the need for an immediate cessation of military operations and to return to negotiations between the United States and Iran, mediated by Oman, as this is the only way to reach a peaceful solution to the ongoing crisis.
Ambassador Mohamed El-Shenawy, the official spokesperson, added that president Sisi stressed the need to adopt a comprehensive approach that addresses all security concerns related to nuclear non-proliferation in the region, by achieving the universalization of the Non-Proliferation Treaty, particularly in the Middle East, and establishing a zone free of weapons of mass destruction in the Middle East, which must include all countries in the region.
The President also emphasized that a just and comprehensive solution to the Palestinian issue through the establishment of an independent Palestinian state on the June 4, 1967 lines with East Jerusalem as its capital is the only guarantee for achieving lasting peace and stability in the region.
He pointed out to the need for an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.
The two presidents expressed their rejection of the displacement of Palestinians from their land or the liquidation of the Palestinian cause, stressing continuing consultation, coordination, and joint action to restore regional stability.
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