Egypt's Sisi, Blinken discuss ways to move forward in Gaza ceasefire negotiations

U.S. Secretary of State Blinken visits Egypt

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi and Egypt's Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty, in El-Alamein, Egypt, August 20, 2024. REUTERS/Kevin Mohatt/Pool

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met in Cairo on Tuesday to discuss ways to move forward in negotiations on a ceasefire in Gaza, the Egyptian presidency said.

Sisi warned of the risk of the Gaza war expanding regionally in a way "difficult to imagine".

"The ceasefire in Gaza must be the beginning of broader international recognition of the Palestinian state and the implementation of the two-state solution, as this is the basic guarantor of stability in the region," he added.

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Blinken was in Cairo pushing for areas of possible progress on a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal in talks planned for later this week, with major areas of dispute left unresolved.

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By Reuters