CAIRO, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry and his Spanish counterpart Arancha Gonzalez Laya on Wednesday discussed the latest security and stability updates in the Middle East.
In a phone conversation, the two diplomats reviewed the situation in Libya, Ahmed Hafez, the spokesperson of the Foreign Ministry said in a statement.
Shoukry stressed the importance of reaching a comprehensive and sustainable settlement to the Libyan crisis by stabilizing the ceasefire and continue efforts to activate the "Cairo Declaration."
The Egyptian foreign minister also reiterated "the need to firmly confront the transfer of terrorists and mercenaries into Libya, along with rejecting all foreign interventions."
Gonzalez Laya agreed on the importance of containing any kind of escalations in the Eastern Mediterranean region.
The conversation also tackled the recent developments in Palestine and the significance of preserving the two-state solution in accordance with the relevant international legitimacy decisions. Enditem
