Egypt, Saudi Arabia support establishing Palestinian state with East Jerusalem as its capital: Joint statement

Egypt, Saudi Arabia support establishing Palestinian state with East Jerusalem as its capital: Joint statement

Egypt and Saudi Arabia said on Tuesday that they consider the Palestinian cause a central issue for the Arab world and that both countries support an independent Palestinian state based on the 1967 borders with East Jerusalem as its capital.

In a joint statement issued by the Egyptian-Saudi political consultation committee led by Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry and his Saudi counterpart Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al-Saud, both countries said that they support an independent Palestinian state based on the Saudi Arab Peace initiative and related UN Security Council resolutions.

Foreign Minister Shoukry traveled to Riyadh on Tuesday morning to chair the Egyptian-Saudi political consultation committee along with his Saudi counterpart, where they discussed a number of regional issues as well as boosting bilateral cooperation during the coming period, as per the directives of the two countries' political leaders.

Both Shoukry and Farhan asserted their countries' complete rejection of foreign interference in the internal affairs of Arab countries as well as attempts to destabilise the region.

They also stressed the important role of the Arab League in solving crises in the region as well as the importance of boosting joint Arab work.

Both parties also agreed on the