The official Syrian news agency SANA reported on Sunday that Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa received an official invitation from Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi to participate in the emergency meeting of the Council of the Arab League, which will be held on March 4, in Cairo.
Egypt announced in early February that it will host an “emergency summit” to discuss the Palestinian issue, following US President Donald Trump’s plan to “clean out” Gaza.
Trump’s controversial plan
Trump said that he is “committed to buying and owning Gaza and may give parts of it to other countries in the Middle East to rebuild,” Reuters reported on Sunday.
Trump told reporters on board Air Force One that he would look into individual cases to allow Palestinian refugees into the US.
Egypt rejects displacement
Sisi has previously stressed Egypt’s absolute rejection of the displacement of the people of Gaza, saying: “I say it with utmost frankness… the displacement and deportation of the Palestinian people is an injustice in which we cannot participate.”
He stressed Egypt’s consistent position supporting the Palestinian cause, which can never be relinquished in any way.
During a joint press conference with his Kenyan counterpart William Ruto at al-Ittihadiya Presidential Palace late January, President Sisi added: “If I asked for this from the Egyptian people, they would all take to the streets and tell me no, do not participate in injustice.”
