CAIRO: Egypt is not going to take part within the displacement of Palestinians, an “act of injustice” that will threaten Egyptian safety, President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi mentioned on Wednesday (Jan 29) in his first public response to US President Donald Trump’s call for Cairo to absorb residents of the Gaza Strip.
Talking at a press convention with visiting Kenyan President William Ruto, Sisi mentioned Egypt would work with Trump to achieve peace between Israel and Palestinians based on a two-state solution.
“Relating to what’s being mentioned in regards to the displacement of Palestinians, it might probably by no means be tolerated or allowed due to its affect on Egyptian nationwide safety,” Sisi mentioned.
“The deportation or displacement of the Palestinian folks is an injustice through which we can’t take part.”
Trump mentioned on Saturday that Egypt and Jordan ought to absorb Palestinians from Gaza, which he referred to as a “demolition website” following 15 months of Israeli bombardment that made most of its 2.3 million folks homeless.
Sisi mentioned that if he requested the Egyptian folks on Trump’s suggestion, they might take to the streets to reject the displacement of Palestinians.
“The 2-state resolution is a historic proper that may’t be by-passed,” Sisi mentioned, including that Trump “is ready to obtain that aim for a simply and everlasting peace within the Center East”.
