RAMALLAH, Oct 7 (NNN-WAFA) – Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, and his Egyptian counterpart, Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi, yesterday discussed by telephone, the readiness to resume peace and achieve calm with Israel.
The official Palestinian news agency said that, Abbas explained to al-Sisi the Palestinian side’s readiness to act under the auspices of the Middle East Quartet, which comprises the United States, Russia, the European Union, and the UN.
Abbas told al-Sisi that, complete calm is crucial in all Palestinian territories, along with the need to “halt the attacks of the Israeli army forces and settlers against the Palestinians,” the report said.
Meanwhile, al-Sisi told Abbas that, Egypt firmly supports the Palestinian state and the Palestinian people, led by President Abbas, and considers the Palestine Liberation Organisation, the sole and legitimate representative of the Palestinian people.
