Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty called Sunday for Israel’s withdrawal from the Gaza Strip and reopening the Rafah border crossing under last year’s ceasefire deal.
The call was made during Abdelatty’s meeting in Cairo with U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau to discuss bilateral relations and regional developments.
The two diplomats reviewed ways to strengthen the strategic partnership between Egypt and the U.S., and means of developing bilateral relations in the political and economic fields, the Foreign Ministry said in a statement.
The discussions also dwelt on developments in Gaza, Sudan, the Horn of Africa region, and Egypt’s water security.
Abdelatty welcomed Egypt’s joining U.S. President Donald Trump’s "Board of Peace.”
