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Participation of the Egyptian Ambassador in Moscow in the annual celebration of the Russian Veterans Association in Egypt

By Manal Abdel Fattah

Ambassador Nazih Al-Najari, Egypt’s ambassador to Russia, participated in the annual celebration of the Russian Veterans Association in Egypt, as part of the association’s celebration of the anniversary of the formation of the 28th Soviet Air Defense Missile Division, which participated in the battles of the War of Attrition on Egyptian soil.

Ambassador Al-Najjari stressed that the Egyptian people do not forget the support provided by the Soviet Union to Egypt after the setback of 1967, until the Great October Victory was achieved in 1973, adding that what Egyptian-Russian relations are currently witnessing in various fields stems from solid historical foundations, most notably the period of Soviet military support for Egypt. In the sixties and early seventies of the last century, which was a period of real cohesion between the Egyptian and Russian peoples.

The Egyptian Ambassador also touched on major cooperation projects between the two countries, the most important of which is the Dabaa nuclear power station project for electricity production, which a few days ago witnessed the celebration of the beginning of construction of the fourth unit in the reactor in honor of President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, President of the Republic, and Russian President Vladimir Putin.

In another context, the Arab Republic of Egypt welcomed, in a statement issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the decision of the International Court of Justice to have primary jurisdiction to look into Israel’s commission of the crime of genocide in the Gaza Strip, and demanded the implementation of a number of immediate temporary measures aimed at providing protection for the Palestinians, the most important of which is that Israel stop committing Crimes of killing Palestinians and causing physical or moral harm to them, or subjecting them to living conditions aimed at their physical destruction, in addition to the court’s demand that Israel ensure the immediate provision of urgent humanitarian needs in the Gaza Strip.

The Arab Republic of Egypt stressed that it was looking forward to the International Court of Justice requesting an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, as the Court ruled in similar cases, as the main guarantee for the implementation of the necessary and emergency measures it approved to protect Palestinian civilians in the Gaza Strip. She stressed the need to respect and implement the decisions of the International Court of Justice as the main judicial body of the United Nations.

The Arab Republic of Egypt also called on Israel to immediately implement all measures contained in the decision of the International Court of Justice, which represents the beginning of the path to enforcing the rules of international law and international humanitarian law regarding providing protection to the Palestinian people, and putting an end to the attacks and violations practiced against them, which claimed the lives of more than 26,000 people. of innocent civilians, two-thirds of whom are women and children, reiterating its call to the Security Council and influential international parties to bear responsibility for explicitly demanding a comprehensive and permanent ceasefire.

Egypt stressed the continuation of movements and communications in cooperation with United Nations agencies and international and regional parties, in order to end the crisis, prevent any measures targeting the forced displacement of Palestinians, and ensure the entry of urgent humanitarian and relief aid into the Strip in a manner sufficient to meet the needs of the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip.

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