(12 May 2024)
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ASSOCIATED PRESS
Cairo -12 May 2024
1. Various of Slovenian Foreign and European Affairs Minister Tanja Fajon and Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry talking while seated
2. Media leaving
3. Various of Fajon and Shoukry during meeting
4. Ministers arriving at news briefing
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Tanja Fajon, Slovenian Foreign and European Affairs Minister: ++QUALITY AS INCOMING++
"We decided, in the government of Slovenia, to launch the procedures for recognition of Palestinian statehood, meaning that we also want to see an impact on the ground with creating certain pressure. That means that we want to see that there is a progress in the talks for the agreement in Cairo, for the cease-fire and the release of hostages and also to see that the Palestinian authorities in Ramallah can rebuild trust and take control over Gaza."
6. Wide of briefing
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Tanja Fajon, Slovenian Foreign and European Affairs Minister: ++QUALITY AS INCOMING++
"We are strongly against the Israeli plan for displacement Palestinians and for current military operation in Rafah. We strongly condemn it and repeatedly call for Israelis to don’t go ahead, so don’t do it. Israel must also stop the settlement expansion."
8. Wide of briefing
9. SOUNDBITE (English) Tanja Fajon, Slovenian Foreign and European Affairs Minister: ++QUALITY AS INCOMING++
"Slovenia, as the minister (Shoukry) mentioned repeatedly, called for immediate cease-fire. We saw violations of humanitarian law, violations of human rights law in Gaza with killing almost 35,000 innocent civilians, among many children and women. We see forced displacement of people, today in Rafah the military operation is continuing and we see another forced displacement and evacuation of innocence civilians and these are violations under international humanitarian law."
10. Wide of briefing
11. SOUNDBITE (English) Tanja Fajon, Slovenian Foreign and European Affairs Minister: ++QUALITY AS INCOMING++
"It's of utmost importance that Israel allows humanitarian routes to reopen and ensure that food, medicine and other life saving necessities reach the people of Gaza. A use of famine, a use of starvation as a weapon of war is more than a shame."
12. Wide of briefing
13. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Sameh Shoukry, Egyptian Foreign Minister: ++QUALITY AS INCOMING++
"The Egyptian Israeli peace agreement is a strategic choice that Egypt made more than four decades ago and is considered the main pillar in the region for achieving peace and security. The agreement has mechanisms that are activated to deal with any violations that may have occurred. There are special mechanisms to deal with these violations, if they exist, and this matter takes place within a technical framework and within the framework of the Military Liaison Committee."
14. Ministers leaving
15. Exterior of Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs building
STORYLINE:
Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry met with his Slovenian counterpart Tanja Fajon in Cairo on Sunday to discuss the ongoing Israel-Hamas war.
At a news briefing after their meeting, both ministers called for a cease-fire and the release of all hostages.
"We want to see that there is a progress in the talks for the agreement in Cairo, for the cease-fire and the release of hostages and also to see that Palestinian authorities in Ramallah can rebuild trust and take control over Gaza," Fajon told the gathered media.
Fajon also stressed the importance of aid reaching the enclave and revealed Slovenia's decision to make moves towards the recognition of a Palestinian state.
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