Politics
Egyptian FM Urges Trump Gaza Plan, Palestinian Territorial Unity in UN Meeting
September 20, 2026 at 08:57 PM
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Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdel Aty met former Dutch Deputy Prime Minister Sigrid Kaag in New York on Sunday, outlining Egypt's position on the Palestinian file.
- Abdel Aty and Kaag met on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly's high-level segment in New York.
- Abdel Aty said Egypt prioritizes settling regional conflicts through peaceful means and the political track.
- He called for implementing Trump's Gaza plan in all its phases, including unfettered humanitarian aid and reconstruction efforts.
- Abdel Aty said Gaza cannot be separated from the West Bank, insisting on Palestinian territorial unity and a state on the 1967 lines with East Jerusalem as its capital.

