President Abdel-Fattah Al-Sisi met with president of the Palestinian Authority Mahmoud Abbas on Saturday, discussing ways to revive the peace process in order to reach a two-state solution, according to the a statement by the Egyptian presidency. The meeting comes as part of ongoing coordination efforts regarding latest developments in the Palestinian issue, presidency spokesperson Alaa Youssef said in a statement. The Palestinian president expressed his keenness on meeting with his Egyptian counterpart to brief him on the latest developments in the Palestinian issue before Abbas’ visit to Washington. Al-Sisi asserted the importance of the US returning to play an important role in pushing for negotiations between the Palestinian and Israeli sides, according to the presidency. “Egypt supports Palestinians in establishing their independent state within the borders of June 1967, with East Jerusalem as its capital,” the statement read.

Source: Daily News Egypt April 30, 2017 11:03 UTC