CAIRO, April 10 (MENA) - Foreign Affairs, Emigration and Egyptian Expatriates Minister Badr Abdelatty stressed Egypt's full rejection of the vicious Israeli aggression on Gaza, prevention of aid delivery, ongoing escalation in the West Bank and forced displacement of the Palestinians.

He made the remarks during a meeting on Thursday with Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó.

The talks tackled the accelerating development in bilateral ties and welcomed the convocation of the fifth session of the joint economic committee from April 8 to 10.

Abdelatty referred also to holding a joint business forum with the participation of the Egyptian ministers of trade and international cooperation.

A Hungarian business delegation representing 21 companies took part in the event alongside 95 Egyptian companies.

The two ministers underlined the importance of boosting trade exchange between their countries, lauding the major development in joint cooperation projects as well as collaboration in the economic and industrial domains.

They also voiced hope that Hungarian companies, including those operating in the renewable energy and green hydrogen domains, would inject investments in the Suez Canal Economic Zone.

They also stressed the importance of bolstering cooperation in the tourism and aviation sectors.

The ministers exchanged views on a number of regional issues, topped by the conditions in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank.

Abdelatty reviewed the Arab-Islamic plan for early recovery and reconstruction of the Gaza Strip with the Palestinians staying on their lands.

He also spelled out the ongoing efforts to consolidate the ceasefire deal in the Gaza Strip and start the implementation of the second phase of the agreement.

He underlined the importance of reaching a perpetual and just political solution to the Palestinian problem via the establishment of an independent Palestinian state along the 1967 borders with East Jerusalem as its capital.

The two sides also exchanged views on the developments in Syria and Lebanon as well as the issue of safe navigation in the Red Sea. (MENA)
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