Talks
Iran has largely restricted shipping through the strategic waterway since the outbreak of war with the United States and Israel on February 28, despite a fragile ceasefire in place since April 8.
According to Foreign Ministry spokesperson Tamim Khallaf, the call focused on assessing the progress of the talks, reviewing proposals put forward by the parties involved, and exploring pathways toward a mutually acceptable agreement.
Minister of Foreign Affairs Badr Abdelatty held meetings with the foreign ministers of Türkiye, Bolivia, Azerbaijan, Syria, Rwanda, Comoros, and Portugal, on the sidelines of the Antalya Diplomacy Forum.
The United Nations Commends the Efforts of Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan to End the Conflict in the Middle East
The ministers warned of the significant economic consequences of continued escalation, particularly its impact on international navigation, global supply chains, food security, and energy markets amid rising oil prices.
Egyptian and Qatari mediators are actively engaging with both sides to establish a framework for a comprehensive exchange mechanism that would see all detainees released in return for prisoners, sources told Al Qahera News on Monday.
Abdelatty’s call came following the regional escalation took place when the US partially evacuated its diplomatic mission from Iraq and other missions from Bahrain and Kuwait after the latest round of talks [the fifth round since April] on the Iranian nuclear file in Italy reached deadlock as Washington seeks to prevent Tehran from enriching the Uranuim.
Abdelatty was briefed on the latest developments regarding the Omani-brokered negotiations between the US and Iran, said the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in a statement.
In a joint press conference with his Algerian counterpart Abdelmadjid Tebboune, who is paying Egypt an official visit, President Sisi added that the initiative also suggested to resume the talks following the two-day truce for more 10 days to reach a comprehensive ceasefire.
The meeting took up means of enhancing the comprehensive strategic partnership between Cairo and the pan-European body, Khallaf wrote on X platform.
“We hope that there will be a consensus among the Sudanese political and national forces participating in the conference, in order to end the war and hostilities,” he continued.
Cairo has hosted several rounds of negotiations between the concerned parties, with the aim to reach a humanitarian truce between the Palestinian Hamas movement and Israel in Gaza.
The talks will be participated by Egyptian, Qatari and US mediators, with Hamas representatives and aim to tackle the outcomes of the Paris meeting on reaching a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and a prisoner swap between the Palestinians and the Israelis, ahead of the holy month of Ramadan, which is expected to begin on Monday.
The movement's delegation held several high-level meetings to discuss the situation in the Gaza Strip, putting an end to the Israeli brutal aggression against the Palestinian people, the return of displaced persons to their homes, relief and shelter, especially in the northern Gaza Strip, and ways to achieve these demands.
He added that Hamas leadership seeks with all forces to stop the aggression and massacres against the Palestinians completely not temporarily.
The UN Security Council praised the role played by Egypt in facilitating the talks in Cairo between the Libyan House of Representatives and the High Council of State.
The talks will take up ways of boosting joint relations between the two countries in several domains and international and regional issues of mutual concern.
Biden also stressed that he had talks with the Saudi leadership on Riyadh's security needs and supporting it to face any threats, especially the Iranian threat.
On April 13, 2022, Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry met with US Special Envoy for Iran Robert Malley during the former’s official visit to Washington. During the meeting, Shoukry and Malley discussed the situations in the Middle East region, the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement.
“Egypt will not give up its right to water,” he said.
