In Jordan and Egypt, Fajon supports efforts for lasting peace in Middle East
Amman/Cairo, 25 November - Slovenian Foreign Minister Tanja Fajon endorsed a two-state solution and urged steps towards lasting peace as she completed a two-day tour of the Middle East on Saturday by meeting senior officials in Jordan and Egypt alongside her Portuguese counterpart Jose Gomes Cravinho.
Cairo, Egypt
Foreign Minister Tanja Fajon (left) and her Portuguese counterpart Joao Cravinho (right) speak to reporters with Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry (centre) as part of their tour of the Middle East.
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Amman, Jordan
Foreign Minister Tanja Fajon (left) and her Portuguese counterpart Joao Cravinho (right) address reporters with Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi (centre) as part of their tour of the Middle East.
Photo: Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs/X
Amman, Jordan
Foreign Minister Tanja Fajon (left) and her Portuguese counterpart Joao Cravinho (right) meet Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi (centre) as part of their tour of the Middle East.
Photo: Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs/X
Cairo, Egypt
Foreign Minister Tanja Fajon (right) and her Portuguese counterpart Joao Cravinho (left) meet Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry (centre) as part of their tour of the Middle East.
Photo: Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs/X
Cairo, Egypt
Foreign Minister Tanja Fajon (left) and her Portuguese counterpart Joao Cravinho (right) meet Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry (centre) as part of their tour of the Middle East.
Photo: Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs/X
"We need a permanent ceasefire and we need a concrete peace plan with a concrete end goal - and this is the two-state solution with the a recognition of Palestine. But the way there is long and complex, we know that, that's why we need to talk, to listen to each other," she said after talks with Jordan's Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi.
Slovenia wants to be part of these considerations and "we are ready to engage in how to ensure long and lasting peace in the region," she said, noting that the country would work on that as a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council in 2024-2025.
"Maybe this crisis is also an opportunity to start seriously discussing further steps," she said, describing the talks in Jordan as very good and extensive. "There are many good ideas but we need to see a permanent ceasefire first and urgent humanitarian assistance."
After Amman, Fajon and Caravinho travelled to Cairo for talks with Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry. They were also received by President Abdel Fatah Al Sisi.
The ministry said Fajon underlined the need for a political resolution of the conflict and a lasting ceasefire in Gaza. She thanked Egypt for the assistance it has offered the people in Gaza and for brokering the current ceasefire.
Fajon and Cravinho were also scheduled to meet with Arab League President Ahmed Abul Gheit, but the ministry said the meeting had been cancelled.
Yesterday the pair meet with Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Koen, President Issac Herzog and the families of some of the Israeli hostages before travelling to Ramallah in the West Bank to meet Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad al Maliki and Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh.