Abbas and Sisi discuss peace process
- 9 years ago
Palestinian Authority chairman Mahmoud Abbas on Sunday met Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in Cairo, the Ma'an news agency reported.
The two leaders also discussed ongoing activities on Egypt's eastern borders, where Egypt created a wide buffer zone in a bid to destroy the hundreds of smuggling tunnels it says are used by terrorists to deliver weapons to jihadists in the Sinai peninsula.
The Egyptian president added that if the PA were to take control of the Gaza Strip - which is currently controlled by Hamas - it could improve living conditions in Gaza and allow for borders to operate "normally," allowing the people of Gaza their daily needs.
Sisi has in the past declared that the security measures taken by his country along the border with Gaza were not aimed at "harming" Palestinians, even though human rights groups have warned that Egypt has evicted thousands of families as part of work on the buffer zone.
The two leaders also discussed ongoing activities on Egypt's eastern borders, where Egypt created a wide buffer zone in a bid to destroy the hundreds of smuggling tunnels it says are used by terrorists to deliver weapons to jihadists in the Sinai peninsula.
The Egyptian president added that if the PA were to take control of the Gaza Strip - which is currently controlled by Hamas - it could improve living conditions in Gaza and allow for borders to operate "normally," allowing the people of Gaza their daily needs.
Sisi has in the past declared that the security measures taken by his country along the border with Gaza were not aimed at "harming" Palestinians, even though human rights groups have warned that Egypt has evicted thousands of families as part of work on the buffer zone.