EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana arrived Saturday on a two-day visit to Egypt for talks on Palestinian developments.
He will hold talks with senior Egyptian officials on the latest developments in the Middle East, especially the situation in the Palestinian territories, as well as issues of mutual concern, said Egypt's official MENA news agency.
Earlier on Friday, MENA said that Solana will hold talks with Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Abul-Gheit and Intelligence Minister Omar Sulieman as well as the Arab League Secretary General Amr Moussa during his stay in Cairo.
In an interview with MENA on the eve of the visit, Solana urged the Palestinian and Israeli sides to reach an agreement to open the Rafah crossing for humanitarian and commercial purposes, noting that EU was ready to help the two sides in this respect.
The Israeli blockade on the Gaza Strip can only add to the misery of Gazans, he said, adding the Israeli and Palestinian sides were responsible for finding a solution to their problem.
On Jan. 23, militants from Hamas' armed wing blew up border fence walls in the southern Gaza Strip, allowing hundreds of thousands of Gazans to pour into border towns in Egypt and have a several-day buying spree.
By blowing up fence walls at borders between the Gaza Strip and Egypt, Hamas surprised Israel and Western nations as the border incident and its fallout proved that the Islamic movement was still powerful and supported by Gazans despite Israel's harsh siege, Gaza-based analysts said.
Source: Xinhua
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