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Egypt's Foreign Minister calls US' Steve Witkoff, Massad Boulos, top diplomats of Arab countries

Egypt's Foreign Minister calls US' Steve Witkoff, Massad Boulos, top diplomats of Arab countries

Egypt Today16-06-2025
CAIRO - 16 June 2025: Minister of Foreign Affairs Badr Abdel Aaty made phone calls with U.S.' Special Envoy for the Middle East Steve Witkoff and Senior Middle Eastern Advisor Massad Boulos, as well as his counterparts in Saudi Arabia, Jordan, and Bahrain.
The call with Witkoff and the Arab foreign ministers addressed the accelerating escalation in the Middle East following the military confrontation between Israel and Iran and the grave threat it poses to the security and stability of the region.
Abdel Aaty emphasized the need to contain the situation and resort to political and diplomatic solutions to prevent the region from slipping into a vicious cycle of violence. He also highlighted the importance of a ceasefire and the resumption of negotiations between the U.S. and Iran regarding the Iranian nuclear program.
Meanwhile, the call between the Foreign Minister and Massad Boulos addressed the latest developments in Sudan, Libya, and the Great Lakes region. Both emphasized the importance of intensifying joint Egyptian-American cooperation and coordination to advance political solutions to these crises, as well as the importance of supporting national institutions and respecting states' sovereignty, unity, and territorial integrity. It was also agreed that there are no military solutions to the crises raging in the region, but rather only political solutions within the framework of international law.
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