President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi received on Friday 26/1/2024 a phone call from US President Joe Biden.

The Spokesman for the Presidency, Counselor Ahmed Fahmy, said the two presidents discussed ways to strengthen bilateral relations and confirmed the strategic partnership between the two countries.

The call also touched on the situation in the Middle East, mainly the war in the Gaza Strip. The two presidents discussed developments pertinent to the ongoing efforts to reach a humanitarian ceasefire, to protect civilians, exchange detainees, hostages and prisoners, and give access to humanitarian aid, in a manner that reduces tension and ends the current situation.

President El-Sisi reviewed the Egyptian initiatives and efforts to communicate with the concerned parties to reach an immediate ceasefire, underscoring Egypt’s enormous efforts over the past months to bring in humanitarian aid, as well as the challenges and difficulties that this process faces and must be overcome. The President stressed that Egypt would continue its efforts to assist the people of the Gaza Strip to alleviate the burden of the ongoing humanitarian tragedy on them and emphasized that the international community had to assume its responsibilities towards achieving these goals.

US President Biden lauded the key role played by Egypt and its positive efforts on all tracks related to the current crisis and stressed the US’ appreciation for the Egyptian positions in support of stability in the region. He affirmed the support of the United States for Egypt’s tireless efforts to provide access to humanitarian aid to civilians in the Gaza Strip.

The two presidents renewed the unwavering position of both Egypt and the United States rejecting any attempt to displace the Palestinians outside their lands, while agreeing on the two-state solution as the basis for supporting security and stability in the Middle East.