The acting President of the Executive, Pedro Sanchezat the Cairo Summit, defended the recognition of two States, Israel and Palestine, as a solution to the conflict and urged protect to all civilians“affected by the war unleashed on October 7 between Israel and Hamas.
“What we need is to protect all civilians. I repeat, protect all civilians: those who are held hostage (by Hamas) and who need to be returned to their families and those who are suffering from horror in Gaza“, he demanded during his speech in the Egyptian capital.
Sánchez urges “a humanitarian ceasefire”
The Spanish president has specified that “the only way” to achieve this is “through more humanitarian aid and a humanitarian ceasefire” together with the “effort” from international community for “laying the foundations of two States, Israel and Palestine, that mutually respect each other and coexist in security and peace.”
In this sense, he has called to “take advantage of any opportunity to promote dialogue and peace” at this “critical” moment that has the world “shocked by the spiral of violence and bloodshed.”
“It is time for the international community to act bravely,” he stressed, insisting that the Summit in Egypt must be the “first step.”
In this context, he has reiterated the condemn of Spain “to the terrorist attacks perpetrated against Israel” and the recognition of Israel’s right to “defend itself in strict compliance with international law and international humanitarian law”, has warned that if the international community does not act, the situation could “worse dramatically”.
During a meeting with the president of the Palestinian National Authority, Mahmoud AbbasSánchez has conveyed our country’s support and solidarity “with the suffering of the population in Gaza.”
Al Sisi requests the resurrection of the peace process
The host of the meeting, the Egyptian leader, Abdelfatá al-Sisihas called for the reactivation of the peace process in the Middle East based on the negotiation of an immediate ceasefire between both sides.
“I want to make it clear to the world that this crisis will not be resolved without a just solution. Today we begin work to agree on a roadmap to reactivate the peace process; one that will begin with an immediate ceasefire leading to the establishment of a State independent Palestinian,” he made known in his inaugural speech.
Furthermore, Al Sisi has announced a agreement with the president of the United States, Joe Bidento achieve a “continuous” opening of the Rafá pass with Gaza.
Precisely, Biden has been one of the absent at the meeting in Cairo, which they have not attended nor Israelis Iran nor the majority of heads of Government or State of the European Union.
Themes
2023-10-21 13:23:40
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