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Minister of Foreign Affairs and Immigration Badr Abdel Aty met Monday UN Special Envoy for Yemen Hans Grundberg.
The ministry expressed hope that the agreement would be the first step on the pathway of implementing UNSC resolution no. 2216.
Due to the ongoing Israeli war on the Gaza Strip and the Yemeni Houthis’ attacks against Israeli, UK and US ships in the Red Sea in response to the Israeli war against the Palestinians, Egypt’s Suez Canal revenues have sharply declined.
Cairo hosted Wednesday the Egyptian-Yemeni Strategic Dialogue Session between the foreign ministers of both countries.
Egypt is committed to providing all the necessary support for efforts aiming to reach a sustainable and all-inclusive political solution for the Yemeni crisis and to uphold Yemen's sovereignty, unity, independence, and territorial integrity, affirmed Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry.
Meanwhile, the court handed down a life sentence to the second defendant, a 15-year prison sentence to the third defendant, and the fourth and fifth defendants were acquitted of all charges.
Both ministers emphasized the robust relations between the two countries and underscored the importance of ongoing consultations to bolster various aspects of bilateral cooperation in light of regional developments and their impacts on the interests of both nations, Abu Zeid added.
Egypt’s Ministry of Interior managed to arrest defendants, who are charged with killing a Yemeni man in Giza in less than 24 hours after the incident.
Egypt is concerned over the escalation of military operations in the Red Sea region and the air strikes that were directed to a number of areas inside Yemen.
Saudi Arabia stressed the importance of maintaining the security and stability of the Red Sea region on Friday.
Yemeni Houthis’ Military Spokesman Yahai Saree announced that the Hong Kong-flagged container ship "Maersk Gibraltar,“ which was heading to the Israeli, was attacked by drones in the Red Sea on Thursday.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced Sunday that the Suez Canal Authority had exempted the rescue ship heading to Yemen to carry out the salvage of the ageing oil tanker FSO Safer from the crossing fare.
Assistant to the Minister of Foreign Affairs for Arab Affairs Alaa Mousa met last week with UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Yemen David Gressly.
Egypt and Saudi Arabia agreed on the necessity that Iran abides by the Treaty of the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT).
The Foreign Minister reviewed the Egyptian efforts to consolidate the truce reached by the Yemeni parties last April.
Yemeni Chairman of the Presidential Leadership Council, Rashad al-Alimi praised the distinguished relations between Sana'a and Cairo, and his ‘appreciation for the Egyption key role supporting Yemeni people and their legitimate leadership.
“The extension includes a commitment by the Government and Houthi rebels to intensify negotiations to reach an expanded agreement as soon as possible,” the UN said on August 2.
President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi met Tuesday morning with Sultan of Oman Haitham Bin Tarek al-Said at Al Elm Al Amer Castle in Muscat holding talks without the officials of both countries unlike Monday's meeting.
“This will allow more Yemenis to travel abroad to access medical care, as well as educational and trade opportunities, and to visit family,” he added.
The US State Department expressed, Tuesday its appreciation for Egypt’s efforts to calm situation in Yemen.
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