The acting President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, will travel to Cairo this Saturday to participate in the summit on the crisis in the Middle East convened by the President of Egypt, Abdel Fatah Al Sisi, as reported by the Moncloa.
This summit plans to address the current situation in the region, given the escalation of the conflict between Israel and Hamas, “the acute humanitarian crisis” that is occurring in the Gaza Strip, as well as “the future of the Palestinian cause and the of peace”, according to Executive sources. “This is an effort to mobilize the international community with the aim of stopping the current spiral of violence and seeking solutions to the conflict,” says the Moncloa statement.
The acting president of the Government has spoken in recent days with the president of Egypt, Al Sisi, as well as with the king of Jordan, Abdullah II, and the emir of Qatar, Tamim bin Hamad, “leaders who are playing a prominent role in achieving a de-escalation of the conflict and preventing it from spreading to the rest of the region,” in Sánchez’s own opinion. The Spanish president also spoke this Thursday with the Secretary General of the United Nations, António Guterres. With all of them, the Chief Executive has advanced some of the issues that will be debated at this summit.
Among those invited to the summit are the European Union, Germany, France, Italy, Greece, Cyprus, United Kingdom, Norway, USA, Canada, China, Morocco, Mauritania, Algeria, Tunisia, Arabia, Saudi, United Arab Emirates, Jordan, Qatar, Turkey, and Brazil. The UN and the Arab League, among other organizations, are also invited.
