The two leaders ‘stressed the need to commit to the united Arab position calling for reaching permanent peace in the Middle East’ [GETTY]
Egyptian President spoke with Jordan’s King Abdullah II on Tuesday, stressing the need to adopt a united position that would help achieve regional peace.
According to Sisi’s office, the phone call addressed “developments in the region”, including the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and the need for “the rapid reconstruction” of the territory.
The two leaders “stressed the need to commit to the united Arab position calling for reaching permanent peace in the Middle East”, the Egyptian presidency’s statement added.
Egypt and Jordan, both key US allies, have been under pressure to accept a proposal by US President Donald Trump to “clean out” the Gaza Strip by sending Palestinians to their territories.
Cairo and Amman have issued repeated strong rejections while making overtures to their Washington ally.
King Abdullah on Sunday accepted an invitation to visit the White House later this month, a day after Sisi and Trump exchanged mutual invitations for state visits.
Sisi had told Trump the world was “counting on” him for a “permanent and historic peace agreement” to end the conflict between Palestinians and Israelis, calling him a “man of peace”.
The United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Qatar have also voiced opposition to any forced displacement of Palestinians while stressing the need to implement a two-state solution to the protracted conflict.
Jordan’s foreign minister, Ayman Safadi, had said, “any discussion of an alternate homeland… is rejected”, while Cairo has repeatedly called the issue a “red line” that would threaten its national security.
