Egypt and Turkey reaffirm priority of dialogue and diplomacy to de-escalate military tensions in the region

Cairo -- Egypt’s Foreign Minister, Dr. Badr Abdelatty, and his Turkish counterpart, Hakan Fidan, affirmed on Sunday the priority of prioritizing dialogue and diplomacy, and working to reach political understandings that would prevent a resumption of military escalation and spare the region from its dangerous repercussions on its security and stability. The Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement that this came during a phone call received by Minister Abdelatty from his Turkish counterpart, which covered joint efforts to de-escalate tensions in light of intensive international and regional initiatives aimed at achieving calm and preventing the conflict from widening. The two ministers, according to the statement, stressed the need to continue coordination and consultation between Egypt and Turkey within the framework of the regional Quartet, in cooperation with Qatar, to intensify efforts and undertake joint moves with the American and Iranian sides to help contain the current tensions and prevent the confrontation from expanding. (End) A.S.M./N.S.A.