Egyptian and Qatari foreign ministers met on Sunday to review proposed elements of a US-Iran agreement and terms for a Gaza ceasefire. The talks focused on bridging views in ongoing negotiations aimed at ending regional conflict.
Egyptian Minister of Foreign Affairs Badr Abdelatty received Qatari Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani. They discussed bilateral relations and regional developments including the US-Iran negotiation track. The officials reviewed joint Egyptian-Qatari mediation efforts. These aim to reach consensus understandings that lead to de-escalation, end the ongoing war and restore regional security and stability. On the Palestinian issue the ministers emphasised implementing the first phase of President Trump’s plan. This phase includes entry of humanitarian aid and early recovery supplies, rehabilitation of infrastructure and hospitals and a gradual Israeli withdrawal from the Gaza Strip. They also stressed empowering the National Committee for the Management of Gaza and deploying an international stabilisation force to monitor the ceasefire. The goal is to enable the Palestinian people to exercise self-determination and establish an independent state on the June 4 1967 borders.