Abbas and Sissi sitting in official meeting

Egypt urges US to revive Middle East peace role

The Egyptian President, Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, has urged the US to help restart negoti­ations between Israel and the ­Palestinians.

The statement came yesterday after Mr Sisi met Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, who will meet US President Donald Trump in Washington on Thursday (AEST) for talks on reviving the stagnated Middle East peace process.

Mr Sisi said it was “important that the US returns to play an ­active role in efforts to resume ­negotiations between the Palestinians and Israel”. The two “agreed that the two-state solution is the only way to bring stability to the region”, it added.

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