The contacts included talks with Qatari Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, Omani Minister of Foreign Affairs Badr bin Hamad Al Busaidi, Iranian Minister of Foreign Affairs Abbas Araghchi, and United States Special Envoy for the Middle East Steve Witkoff.
According to the ministry, the discussions focused on efforts to de-escalate and contain growing regional tensions and developments related to a planned meeting in Oman between the United States and Iran.
FM Abdelatty welcomed the planned meeting, describing it as a development Egypt has long sought to achieve through sustained engagement and intensive contacts over recent weeks.
He stressed the importance of Washington and Tehran reaching a peaceful, consensual settlement that addresses the concerns of all parties, grounded in mutual respect and shared interests, warning that such an outcome is essential to spare the region the risk of war.
The foreign minister also underlined the need to overcome differences at this critical stage in a way that preserves regional security and stability and serves the interests of the region’s peoples.
Egypt’s top diplomat expressed hope that the planned meeting would help de-escalate tensions and advance diplomatic and political solutions. He reiterated President El-Sisi’s position that there are no military solutions to the region’s crises and that lasting security and stability can only be achieved through political and diplomatic channels.
He reaffirmed that Egypt will continue its sustained contacts and efforts with regional partners and with both the American and Iranian sides to advance diplomatic and political solutions.
Egypt has stepped up diplomatic engagement on the Iranian file in recent months, positioning itself as a central regional advocate for de-escalation and negotiated solutions amid escalating tensions between the United States and Iran over Tehran’s nuclear programme.
Cairo has maintained sustained consultations with regional and international partners, repeatedly stressing that political and diplomatic tracks, rather than military action, are the only viable means to prevent the widening of regional crises and to preserve stability in the Middle East.
Egyptian officials have repeatedly warned that failure to de-escalate tensions triggers interconnected crises across the region, particularly amid heightened military posturing following US President Donald Trump’s decision to deploy additional US naval and air forces toward Iran and subsequent retaliation threats from Tehran.
In addition, Cairo has pursued direct mediation efforts, including hosting talks that led to the Cairo agreement in September between Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency, which established a framework for cooperation.
Tehran later deemed the agreement void in October after Britain, Germany, and France, the E3, triggered the return of UN sanctions that had been lifted under the now-defunct 2015 nuclear deal.
President El-Sisi also reinforced this stance during a phone call on Saturday with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, stressing Egypt’s support for dialogue, restraint, and diplomatic engagement as the only sustainable path to addressing both the nuclear issue and broader regional tensions.
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