CAIRO, April 8 (MENA) - Foreign and Emigration Minister Badr Abdelatty underlined the importance of restoring calmness, consolidating the Gaza ceasefire deal and ensuring the implementation of its three stages.

He also highlighted the importance of delivering humanitarian and medical assistance to Gaza and alleviating the suffering of the Palestinians.

He stressed Egypt's rejection of forced displacement of the Palestinians.

He made the remarks during a meeting on Tuesday with Deputy Special Envoy for the Middle East Morgan Ortagus and Tim Lenderking, a Senior Bureau Official in the Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs at the US State Department.

The meeting took place on Tuesday on the fringe of the Middle East-America Dialogue Summit (MEAD) in Abu Dhabi.

The talks tackled the Egyptian-US strategic partnership for over four decades and means of enhancing bilateral cooperation for the best interests of both sides, Foreign Ministry Spokesman Tamim Khallaf said.

The two sides also exchanged views on the latest developments in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank in light of the dangerous Israeli escalation in the occupied Palestinian territories.

Abdelatty reviewed the Gaza reconstruction plan which was endorsed by the Arab and Islamic counties and backed by the European Union, Japan and other key international players.

He referred to Egypt's keenness on hosting the international conference on Gaza reconstruction in tandem with the United Nations and the Palestinian government.

He voiced hope to enhance coordination with the US administration to work on realizing the aspired just peace in the Middle East.

The foreign minister stressed the importance of finding a political path for reaching a final Palestinian-Israeli settlement in accordance with the international legitimacy to establish an independent Palestinian state along the 1967 borders with East Jerusalem (Al Quds) as its capital.

The meeting tackled also the latest developments in the Middle East, especially in Lebanon, Syria, Libya, Sudan and Yemen.

The meeting underlined the importance of protecting navigation in the Red Sea. (MENA)
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