Trump calls Sisi: They agreed on the importance of implementing the two stages of the ceasefire agreement in Gaza

US President Donald Trump and his Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah el-Sisi held a positive dialogue and agreed on "the importance of continuing to implement the first and second phases of the ceasefire agreement in Gaza."

This came during a phone call received by Egyptian President Sisi from his American counterpart Trump, in which he invited him to visit Egypt to strengthen the strategic relations between the two countries and discuss the complex crises in the Middle East.

A statement issued by Egyptian presidential spokesman Mohamed El-Shenawy said that Sisi stressed during the call that "the international community is counting on President Trump's ability to reach a permanent and historic peace agreement that ends the current state of conflict in the region."

He added that Sisi "invited Trump to visit Egypt as soon as possible, to strengthen strategic relations between the two countries and discuss the complex issues and crises that the Middle East is going through, which contributes to supporting the stability of the region, as well as to participate in the opening of the new Egyptian Museum."

For his part, Trump extended an open invitation to Sisi to visit Washington and meet him at the White House, according to a statement from the Egyptian presidential spokesman. The statement said that the call between the two presidents “discussed bilateral, regional and international issues, and emphasized the strategic relations between the two countries.”

The call also witnessed an emphasis on "the necessity of strengthening economic and investment relations between Egypt and the United States, and cooperation in the field of water security," and "the two presidents' keenness to achieve peace and stability in the Middle East."

The Egyptian presidential spokesman said that the call "witnessed a positive dialogue between the two presidents, including the importance of continuing to implement the first and second phases of the ceasefire agreement and consolidating the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, which was reached through Egyptian, Qatari and American mediation, and the necessity of intensifying the delivery of aid to the residents of Gaza."

In this context, Sisi stressed “the importance of reaching a lasting peace in the region,” noting that “the international community is counting on President Trump’s ability to reach a lasting and historic peace agreement that ends the state of conflict that has existed in the region for decades, especially with his bias towards peace, which he emphasized in his inauguration speech as a man of peace.”

Sisi stressed the “necessity of launching a peace process that leads to a permanent solution in the region.” At the end of the call, the two leaders agreed on “the importance of continuing communication between them, and coordination and cooperation between the two countries on issues of common interest.”

They also agreed on the “need to intensify meetings between the concerned officials from both sides to continue to advance bilateral relations in all fields, and to study ways to move forward in addressing various issues, which reflects the strength and depth of the Egyptian-American strategic relations.”

Rejecting the displacement of Palestinians
This call comes days after Trump proposed, on January 26, to transfer the Palestinians of Gaza to neighboring countries such as Egypt and Jordan, and confirmed it on more than one occasion later, the last of which was on Friday, citing “the lack of suitable places to live in the Strip,” which Israel has annihilated for about 16 months.

Official Egyptian responses since Trump's proposal have avoided referring to it directly, and have generally emphasized the categorical rejection of the displacement of Palestinians from their country.

On Wednesday, Sisi stressed in a press conference that “the deportation or displacement of the Palestinian people is an injustice in which we cannot participate,” affirming his country’s determination to work with Trump to reach peace based on a two-state solution.

In addition, there were positions rejecting Trump's proposal from several parties, including Jordan, Iraq, France, Germany, the Arab League, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, the United Nations, and the European Union.

Meanwhile, 6 Arab countries confirmed, in a ministerial meeting held in the Egyptian capital, Cairo, today, their rejection of Trump's plan to displace Palestinians from their lands, calling on the international community to implement the two-state solution.

The meeting was attended by the foreign ministers of Egypt, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Qatar and Jordan, as well as the Secretary-General of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization, Hussein al-Sheikh, and the Secretary-General of the Arab League, Ahmed Aboul Gheit.

With American support, between October 7, 2023 and January 19, 2025, Israel committed genocide in Gaza, leaving more than 159,000 Palestinian martyrs and wounded, most of them children and women, and more than 14,000 missing.

On January 19, a ceasefire between Hamas and Israel came into effect. Its first phase will last for 42 days, during which negotiations will begin to begin a second and then a third phase, mediated by Egypt, Qatar, and the United States.

Source: Anadolu Agency