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PM to Egypt FM: Our peace deal is basis of regional stability
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleNetanyahu welcomes Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry to Israel, telling him that the 1979 peace deal between Jerusalem and Cairo is “the cornerstone of regional stability.”
Speaking at a press conference in Jerusalem, Netanyahu hails Egyptian President Fattah-Abed el-Sissi’s recent peace initiative, and calls on Palestinians to return to bilateral talks.
Shoukry also speaks of the need to restart talks, and maintains that the two-state solution is not out of reach.
“The plight of the Palestinians becomes more arduous every day,” Shoukry says. This is the first time in nine years that an Egyptian foreign minister has visited Israel.
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