Egypt and Qatar Agree to Unite Efforts to Reduce Tensions, Prevent Conflict Escalation, and Enhance Regional Security and Stability

- The foreign ministers of the two countries stressed the necessity of halting all hostile acts against Saudi Arabia, affirming their solidarity with the Kingdom.

Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty held talks with the Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Qatar, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, on bilateral cooperation ties and coordination regarding regional developments. The two sides agreed on the importance of supporting ongoing efforts, unifying actions to de-escalate tensions, preventing the conflict from widening, and urging the activation of political and diplomatic tracks to resolve the current crisis, thereby contributing to enhanced regional security and stability, according to a statement issued by the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs today.

The Egyptian Foreign Ministry added in its statement that the call comes within the framework of continuous communication and coordination between the two brotherly countries on various issues of mutual interest. It noted that the ministers discussed fraternal relations and various fields of bilateral cooperation, including high-level reciprocal visits, praising the current state of relations between the two countries.

The statement clarified that the call addressed regional developments and recent updates in the region, where both ministers stressed the imperative to stop all hostile acts against the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, expressing their full condemnation of these attacks and reaffirming their solidarity with the Kingdom.

The statement further indicated that the two sides agreed on the importance of supporting efforts to reduce tensions, preventing the conflict from expanding, and promoting political and diplomatic avenues to settle the ongoing crisis, which would contribute to strengthening regional security and stability.