Paris: French President Emmanuel Macron announced he’ll hold a trilateral summit on the desperate situation in Gaza with Egypt President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi and Jordan’s King Abdullah II.
The meeting comes “in response to the emergency in Gaza and as part of the visit I am about to make to Egypt at the invitation of President el-Sisi”, Macron said in a post on X.
The French president is expected in Cairo on Sunday evening, where he will hold talks with his Egyptian counterpart on Monday morning.
The trilateral summit will be held the same day in the Egyptian capital, according to Macron’s office.
On Tuesday, Macron will also visit the Egyptian port of El-Arish, 50 kilometers (30 miles) west of the Gaza Strip, to meet humanitarian and security workers and demonstrate his “constant mobilization in favor of a ceasefire.”
El-Arish is a transit point for international aid intended for Gaza.
