The President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, held a telephone conversation this Friday afternoon with his counterpart in the United States, Joe Biden, in which addressed the “dramatic” situation in Gaza and conveyed his willingness to seek “a political solution that enables the coexistence of a State of Palestine and the State of Israel in peace and security.”

According to reports from La Moncloa, the Spanish president defended to Biden that the resolution of the conflict involves a two-state solution and made himself available to the North American leader to “reach a political solution that makes possible the coexistence of a State of Palestine and the State of Israel in peace and security. He also stressed “the need for a humanitarian ceasefire” in the Gaza Strip.

“We have addressed the dramatic situation in Gaza and I have conveyed my willingness to seek a political solution that makes it possible the coexistence of a State of Palestine and the State of Israel in peace and security,” Sánchez wrote in a message published on his social networks. Aside from this issue, both leaders also spoke about “how to continue strengthening their bilateral cooperation” in matters such as the management of migratory flows through legal channels, and They agreed that it is necessary to maintain transatlantic unity, “especially in the face of Russian aggression against Ukraine.”

In another vein, the President of the Spanish Government also revealed that Biden congratulated him on his inauguration and he reiterated his willingness to continue strengthening cooperation with the United States during this new term. In this sense, La Moncloa stressed that there are “many” areas in which both countries work together, as reflected in the Joint Declaration adopted during President Biden’s visit to Madrid in June 2022.

“Spain and the United States also share geostrategic objectives such as the diversification of value chains in key sectors, including the semiconductor sector, the development of Artificial Intelligence that respects human values ​​and promotes innovation, or collaboration in the face of global challenges such as the fight against the climate emergency,” the Government stated.