(24 Apr 2025)
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Cairo, Egypt – 24 April 2025
1. Long shot of meeting between Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty and his Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani
2. Various of news conference held after meeting
3. SOUNDBITE (Italian) Antonio Tajani, Italian Foreign Minister:
"We are ready to do everything necessary to facilitate a ceasefire that puts an end to the suffering of the Palestinian people and the suffering of the Israeli people, and therefore also the release of hostages. We are also committed to supporting the Egyptian-led project for the reconstruction of Gaza. Our goal is to achieve peace, with the possibility for the Palestinian people to realize their dream of having a state that recognizes Israel and is recognized by Israel."
4. Cutaway
5. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Badr Abdelatty, Egyptian Foreign Minister:
"For my part, I emphasized Egypt’s firm position on the necessity of moving forward toward holding parliamentary and presidential elections simultaneously and as soon as possible, as well as the complete rejection of any foreign presence on Libyan territory. It is of utmost importance also to dismantle the militias in order to achieve safety and stability in Libya, and thereby also address the issue of illegal migration, whose roots are solved by achieving safety and stability there."
6. Ministers shaking hands after briefing
STORYLINE:
Italy’s and Egypt’s top diplomats discussed the war in the Gaza Strip, the security situation in Libya and other topics during a meeting in Cairo on Thursday.
Minister Antonio Tajani of Italy said his country was " ready to do everything necessary to facilitate a ceasefire that puts an end to the suffering of the Palestinian people and the suffering of the Israeli people."
"Our goal is to achieve peace, with the possibility for the Palestinian people to realize their dream of having a state that recognizes Israel and is recognized by Israel," he added.
Israel ended its ceasefire with Hamas and renewed its air and ground war over a month ago.
It has sealed off Gaza’s 2 million Palestinians from all food and other imports since the beginning of March to pressure Hamas to release hostages.
Hamas has said it will only release the remaining 59 captives, 24 of whom are believed to be alive, in exchange for the release of Palestinian prisoners, a lasting ceasefire and a full Israeli withdrawal. Israel has vowed to destroy Hamas.
On Libya, Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty affirmed his country’s position that there should be parliamentary and presidential elections in the North African country as soon as possible.
The new U.N. envoy to Libya has underscored the volatile security situation in oil-rich Libya, with political rivals and armed groups competing for control over territory and a recent surge in hate speech.
Abdelatty said Egypt rejects the presence of "foreign presence on Libyan territory" and that it was "of utmost importance also to dismantle the militias in order to achieve safety and stability in Libya."
Libya plunged into chaos after an uprising toppled and killed longtime dictator Moammar Gadhafi in 2011.
The country split, with rival administrations in the east and west backed by rogue militias and foreign governments.
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