Egypt hosts quadrilateral meetings to bolster security in Horn of Africa

CAIRO - 19 July 2026: Cairo hosted on Sunday a series of high-level meetings aimed at supporting peace, security, and stability across the Horn of Africa.

Minister of Foreign Affairs Badr Abdelatty held separate talks with Eritrean Foreign Minister Osman Saleh, Somalian Foreign Minister Abdisalam Abdi Ali, and Massad Boulos, Senior Advisor to the U.S. President on Arab and African Affairs, according to a Sunday Foreign Ministry statement.

The quadrilateral consultations come as part of ongoing coordination between the concerned parties to enhance security in the Horn of Africa, support regional and international peace efforts, and address security challenges to ensure regional stability.

The foreign ministers of Egypt and Eritrea reaffirmed in their bilateral meetings that the security and governance of the Red Sea are the exclusive responsibility of the countries bordering it.

They affirmed their countries’ rejection of any attempts by non-littoral parties to impose security arrangements or roles or secure maritime access in the strategic waterway in violation of international law.