AGI – The summit organized by the Egyptian President has ended in Cairo Abdel Fattah al-Sisi Analysis of the situation in the region and the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, as well as the future of the Palestinian cause and the peace process. Heads of state and government as well as heads of international organizations took part in the summit.
The Prime Minister, Giorgia Melonihad a bilateral meeting with the President of the Palestinian Authority, Mahmoud Abbasin which she reiterated that the only lasting solution to the crisis is the creation of a Palestinian state, and then traveled to Tel Aviv, where she will meet the Israeli Prime Minister and President, Benjamin Netanyahu And Isaac Duke.
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Who attended the summit?
In addition to the Italian Prime Minister and Abbas, the Spanish Prime Minister was also among the participants Pedro Sanchezwho holds the presidency of the EU Council this semester, the foreign ministers of France, Germany and the United Kingdom, Catherine Colonna, Annalena Baerbock And James Claverlythe Canadian Prime Minister, Justin Trudeautogether with the UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterresand the High Representative for EU Foreign Policy, Josep BorrelL.
Also present was the leader of the Palestinian Authority Abu Mazenthe Jordanian king Abdullahthe Turkish Foreign Minister, Hakan Fidanthe Emir of Qatar Tamim bin Hamad al-Thanithe President of the Emirates, Mohammed bin Zayedand the King of Bahrain, Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa. Russia and China were also invited to the summit, represented by Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov and Beijing’s Middle East envoy Zhai Jun. The presence of the United States was “reduced”, represented by the embassy’s charge d’affaires.
Al-Sisi: Reviving the peace process
At the start of the summit, al-Sisi said that what was happening in Gaza was “testing humanity,” Saudi broadcaster al-Arabiya reported. The Egyptian president urged the creation of a roadmap to keep aid flowing to Gaza through the Rafah crossing and end the “humanitarian crisis” in the Palestinian enclave.
In the opening speech of the Summit for Regional Peace, which is being held in Egypt’s new administrative capital on the outskirts of Cairo and is attended by heads of state and government and ministers from virtually all over the world, Al Sisi stressed that we have “a marching table to to end the humanitarian crisis and begin activating the flow of humanitarian assistance to the Gaza Strip.”
Al-Sisi noted that the aim of the summit was to “revive the peace process,” but stressed that “the elimination of the Palestinian issue is not possible without a just solution, and not at the expense of Egypt.” The solution is “the creation of an independent Palestinian state.”
Meloni: Let’s not fall into the Hamas trap
“The real goal of Hamas is not the defense of the Palestinian people, but rather the creation of an unbridgeable gap between the Arab countries, Israel and the West, which definitely endangers peace and well-being,” emphasized the Prime Minister in her speech. “Very, very stupid thing , which falls into the trap of Hamas.”
“It is very important to continue dialogue and reason. I think there are some solid points that need to be reiterated. First. “Terrorism has hit the Muslim world harder than the West,” Meloni added, adding that “in the face of actions” like those of Hamas in Israel, “a state has full legitimacy, its right to exist, its defense, its security citizens and their borders. But the action of a state can and must never be motivated by feelings of revenge.”
“I consider the mediation work of several actors present at this conference to be very important. I think the European Commission’s decision to triple humanitarian aid for Gaza to over 75 million euros is very important. Italy is also working on increasing aid bilaterally, but the increase in resources must of course be accompanied by very strict control over who uses these resources,” said the Prime Minister, who reiterated the need a solution with two peoples and two states.
“We must continue to work together to promote the withdrawal of fragile citizens and foreign civilians from Gaza. And above all, we must do everything we can to prevent this crisis from escalating and losing control of what can happen, because the consequences would be unimaginable,” the Prime Minister said again.
“The most serious way to achieve this goal is to resume a political initiative for a structural solution to the crisis based on the perspective of two peoples, two States, a solution that must be concrete and have a defined time frame,” he concluded It states: “The Palestinian people must have the right to be a self-governing nation in freedom alongside a State of Israel, which must be fully recognized the right to exist and the right to security. Italy is ready for this.” do absolutely whatever it takes.
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