CAIRO, July 8 (NNN-MENA) – Egyptian Foreign Minister, Sameh Shoukry, and his British counterpart, Dominic Raab, held a phone conversation on Tuesday, to discuss regional issues including the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, Libyan crisis and the Nile dam dispute.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On the Palestinian-Israeli issue, Shoukry underlined the importance of achieving just and comprehensive peace, based on the UN-proposed two-state solution, Egyptian Foreign Ministry spokesman, Ahmed Hafez, said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The phone talk came, as Israel plan to annex occupied Palestinian lands, including the Jordan Valley and the northern West Bank.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Egyptian top diplomat warned that, any unilateral move would “undermine stability and peace opportunities in the region,” Hafez said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Raab tweeted that, they held important discussions on the Middle East peace process and the UK’s support for a two state-solution, as well as other regional issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The two officials also discussed the situation in war-torn Libya, which has been locked in a civil war since 2011. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Shoukry warned against foreign intervention in Libya, stressing the need for “a comprehensive political solution” to restore the national state of Libya and its institutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
They also addressed the controversial Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) that Ethiopia is building on the Nile River.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Over the past few years, tripartite talks held by Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia, on the rules of filling and operating Ethiopia’s grand hydro-power dam have been fruitless, amid Egyptian concerns that the GERD would affect Egypt’s annual share of Nile water.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Shoukry highlighted the necessity to reach “a comprehensive, fair and balanced agreement by the three countries, on filling and operating the dam, while refraining from any unilateral action before concluding a prior agreement,” Hafez said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The talks also discussed the growing Egyptian-British relations and their cooperation on fighting the COVID-19 pandemic.– NNN-MENA <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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