15:58, 9 December 2023

YEREVAN, DECEMBER 9, ARMENPRESS. The Egyptian and Russian presidents, Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and Vladimir Putin, have discussed the situation in the Gaza Strip and the issues of delivery of humanitarian assistance to the enclave in a telephone conversation and agreed on continued efforts to reach a ceasefire in the Palestinian sector, the Egyptian presidential spokesman Ahmed Fahmy said, Tass reports.

The sides also discussed "Egypt’s efforts on delivery of most humanitarian assistance required for providing support to Gaza residents to the sector," the spokesman added.

''Al-Sisi and Putin agreed on "continuation of seriously reaching a ceasefire in the sector, as well as making sure that the international community assumes responsibility for reaching this target," he noted.