Barcelona  - Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos on Monday urged US president elect Barack Obama to "immediately get involved" in efforts to end the Gaza conflict after being sworn in.

The situation in Gaza should be Obama's first foreign policy priority, advised Moratinos, who helped to negotiate the ceasefire in Gaza.

The former European Union Middle East envoy expressed trust that the new US administration would take "urgent" action on the Gaza Strip.

"(Obama) cannot be sworn in tomorrow and forget that there is a ceasefire" in Gaza, Moratinos said, expressing confidence that the truce would hold.

Moratinos said he had advised Obama's foreign policy team that a solution was not possible without the participation of the European Union and other relevant parties. (dpa)