Israel and Egyptian FMs in effort to rebuild MidEast peace

Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shukry received his Israeli counterpart, Gabi Ashkenazi, in Cairo on Sunday as part of Egypt's efforts to revive the Mideast peace process and to "build on the cease-fire in Gaza," the Egyptian Foreign Ministry said.

"This is a very important diplomatic meeting with the Foreign Minister of Egypt Sameh Shukry following his invitation" Ashkenazi said in a video statement following the meeting.

The visit was the first public one by an Israeli foreign minister to Egypt since 2008, the Israeli Embassy in Cairo said.

It wrote that the two ministers would discuss topics including the cease-fire and the release of Israeli soldiers and citizens being held by Hamas.