Egypt s Sisi invites Palestinian s Abbas for talks

Cairo Dec 11 (IANS) Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi has invited Palestinian counterpart Mahmoud Abbas for talks in Cairo on Monday over the issue of Jerusalem the Egyptian presidential spokesman said in a statement.

"The talks will address the developments related to the US recognition of Jerusalem as Israel s capital and the ways to deal with the crisis in a manner that preserves the rights of the Palestinian people their national sanctities and their legitimate right to establish their own independent state with East Jerusalem as its capital " Egypt s presidential spokesman Bassam Rady said in the statement Xinhua reported.

Sisi s invitation to Abbas came days after US President Donald Trump announced his country s recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and relocation of the US embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.

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