Egypt’s Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty and his Spanish counterpart José Manuel Albares Bueno renewed calls for cease-fires in Gaza and Lebanon during a meeting in Cairo on Wednesday, October 16.
Abdelatty emphasized that true security and peace cannot be achieved without addressing the legitimate rights of the Palestinian people, stating, “There is no security or stability in this region without the establishment of a Palestinian state.”
Albares echoed the sentiment, advocating for an “immediate permanent cease-fire in Gaza and a truce in Lebanon,” stressing that Spain, along with Egypt and other international partners, has consistently called for these measures since the outbreak of violence.
Spain is one of three European countries to have recognized Palestine as a state and has recently urged the EU to reconsider its trade relations with Israel. Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez also called for an end to arms exports to Israel.