Palestinian, Egyptian presidents discuss Mideast peace talks
ANKARA (AA) – Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas held talks in Cairo on Tuesday with his Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi.
They discussed the situation in the Palestinian territories and Israeli violations of Palestinians’ rights, the state news agency Wafa reported.
The two leaders also discussed efforts aimed at reviving the peace talks between the Palestinians and Israel, it added.
In 1993, the umbrella Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) and Israel signed the Oslo Accords which gave Palestinians a form of self-rule.
Years of peace negotiations between the two sides, however, failed to achieve the Palestinian goal of establishing an independent state.
US-sponsored peace talks collapsed in 2014 over Israel’s refusal to halt settlement building and release Palestinians imprisoned before 1993.
Abbas’ visit to Cairo came a few weeks after Egypt brokered a cease-fire between Palestinian Islamic Jihad group and Israel.
Israel killed at least 49 Palestinians and injured hundreds in a three-day offensive on the Gaza Strip.
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