• El-Sisi in the call on Wednesday highlighted Egypt’s “intensive efforts” to broker a ceasefire in Gaza

Gobran Mohamed

CAIRO: Egypt’s president has declared his country’s “full support” to Palestine in a phone call with Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas.

President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi in the call on Wednesday highlighted Egypt’s “intensive efforts” to broker a ceasefire in Gaza, and Cairo’s backing for the Palestinian right to an independent state.

Abbas expressed his gratitude for Egypt’s efforts and gave his blessings to Egyptians for the holy month of Ramadan.

El-Sisi also spoke by phone with the president of Sudan’s Transitional Sovereign Council, Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan. They exchanged Ramadan greetings and wished good fortune on the Egyptian and Sudanese people during the holy month.

Later, El-Sisi held a phone call with Syrian President Bashar Assad. The two leaders exchanged Ramadan greetings and wished security, stability and prosperity for Egypt and Syria.