Ahead of Emergency Arab Summit on Gaza: Egyptian FM holds series of meetings with counterparts

CAIRO – 3 March 2025: Ahead of the Emergency Arab Summit on Gaza to take place in Cairo on Tuesday, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Immigration Badr Abdelatty held a series of meetings with counterparts to discuss Egypt's plan on reconstructing Gaza without displacing Palestinians and working towards the two-state solution.

 

The Egyptian minister and his Jordanian counterpart, Ayman al-Safady, reiterated Monday both states' rejection to the displacement of Palestinians. They equally asserted the salience of concerting regional and international efforts to ensure the full implementation of the Gaza ceasefire agreement, as a first step on the pathway of establishing a Palestinian state on the borders of June 4, 1967 having as capital Eastern Jerusalem.  

 

The Egyptian minister met Sunday his Iraqi counterpart, Fouad Hussein, expressing support to Iraq's security and stability, and keenness on fully implementing bilateral projects, and trilateral projects with Jordan.

The Egyptian and Iraqi ministers also conferred over the updates in Syria, so as Abdelatty underscored Egypt's support to the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the country, launching an inclusive political process that would lead up to elections, and combating terrorism and extremism for Syria not to become a source of instability in the region.

 

Minister Abdelatty met Monday his Yemeni counterpart, Shaea Mohsen al-Zandani, underlining Egypt's backing to the unity of Yemen, independence, territorial integrity and state institutions. The minister pointed out that Yemen's security and stability are essential to guarantee security in the Middle East and Red Sea.

The Egyptian minister also expressed support to endeavors aimed at achieving a political solution to the rift in Yemen, as it will equally end the humanitarian suffering in the country. In a related context, Abdelatty shed light on the food and medical supplies Egypt has granted to Yemen, in addition to hosting large numbers of Yemenis providing them with basic services.

 

The Egyptian minister met Palestinian Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Mohamed Mostafa to discuss hosting another conference - in partnership with the United Nations - on Gaza reconstruction. The two sides also exchanged views on updates in the enclave and ongoing Israeli violence in the West Bank.

Minister Abdelatty stressed to his Tunisian counterpart, Mohamed Ali al-Nafty, the necessity of maintaining the regularity of holding meetings among joint specialized committees in order to preserve the recent growth of relations.

Similarly, bilateral relations were the major topic in the meeting of the Egyptian minister and his Bahraini counterpart, Abdel Latif Bin Rashed al-Zayani, as the former stressed the importance of expanding cooperation in various fields, and coordination on regional issues.

 

The meeting of Minister Abdelatty and his Mauritanian counterpart, Mohamed Salem Ould Merzoug, also focused on reinforcing collaboration in different sectors, so as the former expressed aspiration to convening a supreme joint committee to agree on certain plans, mainly concerning trade and economic aspects.  

The Egyptian minister further commended the current coordination with Mauritania on Arab and African affairs of mutual interest.