CAIRO, June 4 (MENA) - Minister of Foreign Affairs, Emigration and Expatriates Badr Abdelatty said continued Israeli military operations will lead to more bloodshed and further worsen the catastrophic humanitarian crisis the Palestinian people are going through.

During a phone call with Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong Wednesday, the foreign minister asserted Egypt’s keenness on pressing ahead with advancing ties between the two countries and elevating them to broader horizons.

Abdelatty congratulated his Australian counterpart on her second term in office following the recent federal parliamentary elections in Australia.

The foreign minister also underlined the positive momentum of the visit of the Governor-General of Australia to Egypt in April 2025. This year marks the 75th anniversary of establishing diplomatic ties between the two countries, Abdelatty said.

He also said he is looking forward to holding the next round of political consultations between Egypt and Australia, and beefing up investments and trade exchange between the two countries.

Meantime, the foreign minister highlighted massive incentives offered by the Egyptian market, along with Egypt’s great interest in luring investments in a number of priority sectors, topped by the field of green hydrogen.

Abdelatty also reviewed the latest developments in the region, including the war in Gaza, underlining Egypt’s mediation efforts in cooperation with the US and Qatar on this score.

The only path to achieving sustainable peace is sticking to the two-state solution and establishing an independent Palestinian state, based on the June 4, 1967 borders, with Al Quds (occupied East Jerusalem) as its capital, he concluded. (MENA)

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