Egypt, Jordan Agree to Deepen Cooperation in Various Fields

 A photo from a previous meeting between Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and Jordan’s King Abdullah II. (Egyptian Presidency)
A photo from a previous meeting between Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and Jordan’s King Abdullah II. (Egyptian Presidency)
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Egypt, Jordan Agree to Deepen Cooperation in Various Fields

 A photo from a previous meeting between Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and Jordan’s King Abdullah II. (Egyptian Presidency)
A photo from a previous meeting between Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and Jordan’s King Abdullah II. (Egyptian Presidency)

Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi held a telephone conversation on Saturday with Jordan’s King Abdullah II.

According to presidential spokesman Bassam Rady, they agreed to deepen cooperation in different fields and coordinate on regional and international issues.

They also exchanged views and insights on regional and international issues of common interest.

Sisi underscored the importance of exerting further efforts to expand and strengthen areas of bilateral cooperation to maximize the common interests of the two countries and their peoples.

King Abdullah, for his part, commended the fraternal bilateral ties and the ongoing coordination with Sisi and said he looked forward to further for further cooperation.

In early December, the two leaders voiced support to the Palestinians in a joint press statement following their meeting in Cairo.

Their meeting focused on the latest developments in the region, notably in the Palestinian territories.

The leaders agreed on the need to boost their countries’ efforts to provide full support to the Palestinian people and to revive the peace process to reach a solution to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.



Palestinians Must Not Be Expelled from Gaza, Berlin Says After Trump Comments 

Internally displaced Palestinians make their way from southern to northern Gaza along Al-Rashid road, central Gaza Strip, 27 January 2025. (EPA)
Internally displaced Palestinians make their way from southern to northern Gaza along Al-Rashid road, central Gaza Strip, 27 January 2025. (EPA)
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Palestinians Must Not Be Expelled from Gaza, Berlin Says After Trump Comments 

Internally displaced Palestinians make their way from southern to northern Gaza along Al-Rashid road, central Gaza Strip, 27 January 2025. (EPA)
Internally displaced Palestinians make their way from southern to northern Gaza along Al-Rashid road, central Gaza Strip, 27 January 2025. (EPA)

The Palestinian population must not be expelled from Gaza, the German foreign ministry said on Monday after US President Donald Trump said Jordan and Egypt should take in Palestinians.

Asked for a reaction to Trump's comments, a foreign ministry spokesperson said Berlin shared the view of "the European Union, our Arab partners, the United Nations ... that the Palestinian population must not be expelled from Gaza and Gaza must not be permanently occupied or recolonized by Israel."

Jordan is already home to several million Palestinians, while tens of thousands live in Egypt. Both countries and other Arab nations reject the idea of Palestinians in Gaza being moved to their countries. Gaza is land that Palestinians would want as part of a future Palestinian state.