Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi reiterated Saturday his country’s commitment to a “two-state solution” within the framework of settling the Palestinian issue.
His remarks were made following the announcement made by US President Donald Trump’s envoy to the Middle East Jason Greenblatt that the awaited Deal of the Century does not include the two-state solution.
Sisi spoke during his visit to the Military Academy about various regional issues and he pointed to his country’s clear stance regarding the Palestinian cause.
“Egypt is committed to the Palestinian people's rights in accordance with the international references and resolutions and the two-state solution,” he said.
When asked by Asharq Al-Awsat about the two-state solution, the US envoy said the peace plan did not mention this term.
“The use of this term leads to nothing,” he noted, adding that a conflict of such complexity could not be resolved with a two-word slogan.
Last month, Egypt participated in the US-led "Peace to Prosperity” workshop hosted by the Bahraini capital of Manama and was part of the US administration’s measures taken to implement its new peace plan between the Palestinian and Israeli sides.
An Egyptian delegation led by Deputy Finance minister will take part in the “Peace to Prosperity” economic workshop, which will be held in the Kingdom of Bahrain on Tuesday and Wednesday (June 25-26), said the Egyptian Foreign Ministry back then.
Foreign Ministry’s Official Spokesman Ahmed Hafedh stressed his country’s unwavering keenness on dealing with economic challenges facing the Palestinian people.
He also reiterated Egypt’s steadfast commitment to the achievement of the Palestinians’ legitimate aspirations and the reinstatement of their inalienable rights, including the establishment of an independent state on the June 4, 1967 borders, with Eastern Jerusalem as its capital, conducive to the settlement of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict on the basis of the two-state solution, the international resolutions and the Arab Peace Initiative.
