Emmanuel Macron spoke by telephone with the Egyptian President, Abdel Fattah Al-Sissi, on Saturday, after having spoken the day before with the King of Jordan Abdallah II, the Elysée announced.
The French president insisted on “the emergency” of a “massive humanitarian aid” in the Gaza Strip, facing a “catastrophic situation” and “intolerable human losses”specifies the presidency, in a press release. He is “more urgent than ever after fifteen months of conflict to obtain the release of all the hostages held by Hamas, to establish a lasting ceasefire and to allow humanitarian aid to arrive on a massive scale until to Gazans »declared Mr. Macron.
The French president also said ” availability “ of France to continue “joint humanitarian actions” with Jordan in order to transport “aid directly to the Gaza Strip”. The two countries have already carried out several humanitarian operations by air.
Emmanuel Macron also “marked its desire to work with all regional partners the day after [la fin du conflit] and the effective implementation of the two-state solution, particularly within the framework of the summit co-organized with Saudi Arabia next June”.
The French and Egyptian presidents and the king of Jordan had already called for April 2024, in an article published in The World, to respect the UN resolutions and had affirmed their desire to bring about the two-State solution.
Concerning the situation in the Middle East, the French head of state also stressed to the two leaders that the “fall of Bashar Al-Assad was an opportunity for Syria and the entire region”citing in particular the “protection of minorities” and the “continuing the fight against terrorism”.
In Lebanon, it is necessary “to complete the electoral process with a view to the election of a president”deprived of a head of state for more than two years, he also insisted. The Lebanese Parliament is due to meet on January 9 for this purpose.
