Mikati, al-Sisi urge efforts to contain situation, relaunch peace talks
Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi have urged the international community to intensify efforts to "contain the situation" between Israel and the Palestinians and avert expanding the scope of violence."
Mikati flew to Cairo on Saturday for talks with al-Sisi after his meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken in the Jordanian capital of Amman.
According to a statement from al-Sisi’s office, they also affirmed the necessity of “relaunching the peace track and implementing the two-state solution principle to achieve justice, security and stability to the region’s peoples.”
Source: Associated Press
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