On her part, High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas hailed the Egypt-EU relations as being a source of stability, noting ties between both sides have further deepened since the signing of the Egypt-EU Strategic and Comprehensive Partnership.

She said the European bloc highly values Egypt's efforts to support stability in the region, which currently faces grave security challenges.

The EU foreign policy chief stated Egypt plays a key role in the ceasefire negotiations, adding the EU rejects the resumption of the Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip.

She went on to say there is no winner in this war, urging Hamas to release all Israeli hostages and Israel to allow the access of humanitarian aid to the Palestinian enclave.

Kallas said it is difficult to talk about rebuilding Gaza while the bombing continues.

The EU is ready to support the Egypt-crafted Gaza reconstruction plan, but it needs further clarification on the sharing of funding, security arrangements and the governance of Gaza, Kallas said.

She explained the EU does not back the participation of Hamas in Gaza's administration, stressing the European bloc's commitment to the two-state solution, as being the only path to achieving lasting and just peace.

Kallas added that she probed with Abdelatty the recent violence in Syria's coastal region, calling for helping the Syrian people to restore stability in the country.

In this regard, she mentioned that the EU hosted a conference on Syria, where donors pledged 5.8 billion euros ($6.3 billion) to help Syria's new authorities

For his part, the foreign minister said the Egyptian-Arab-Islamic plan for Gaza reconstruction tackled the issues of governance and security in the Palestinian enclave.

In this regard, Abdelatty indicated that it was decided to select 158 ​​non-factional figures, all of whom are technocrats to run Gaza for six months until the Palestinian National Authority takes over.

Regarding the security issue in Gaza, Abdelatty said there is a proposal to recruit qualified elements of the Palestinian Civil Police Force or the deployment of an international peacekeeping force by UN resolution. (MORE)

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