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Friday, March 1, 2024
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Friday, March 1, 2024
Egyptian FM says Cairo hopeful Gaza truce can be reached by Ramadan
Egypt's Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry, center, speaks with his Cypriot counterpart Constantinos Kombos, during their meeting at the foreign house in Nicosia, Cyprus, on Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)
Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry says that Cairo is hopeful that the ongoing Gaza truce-hostage deal talks can succeed before Ramadan, which starts around March 10.
“We are hopeful that we can reach a cessation of hostilities and exchange of hostages. Everyone recognizes that we have a time limit to be successful before the start of Ramadan,” Shoukry says at the Antalya Diplomacy Forum in Turkey.
