Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the implications for his policies of the meeting of Jordanian, Egyptian, Israeli, Palestinian and US officials on 26 February 2023; and if he will make a statement.

As we made clear on 4 March in a joint statement with France, Germany, Italy, Poland and Spain, we warmly welcome the recent meeting in Aqaba, where Israelis and Palestinians both affirmed reciprocal commitments, including on efforts to de-escalate and work towards a just and lasting peace. The UK calls on all parties to make good on the commitments made in Aqaba to de-escalate tensions and to work constructively to ensure the next meeting in Egypt is a success.