CAIRO, Aug. 20 (Xinhua) -- Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty and his Canadian counterpart, Melanie Joly, discussed efforts to facilitate a ceasefire in Gaza on Tuesday.
During a phone conversation, the two ministers exchanged views on developments in the Middle East, especially the situation in the Gaza Strip, the Egyptian Foreign Ministry said in a statement.
Abdelatty reviewed Egypt's efforts to contain the ongoing escalation in the region and to facilitate a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.
The two diplomats stressed the need for humanitarian aid to enter Gaza and urged the international community to help achieve a comprehensive ceasefire and to prevent the conflict from expanding, the statement said.
Qatari, Egyptian, and U.S. mediators have been engaged in talks to broker a ceasefire in Gaza in recent days, with the latest round of talks taking place in Doha last week. ■
