On Friday, Oman hosted the US and Iran talks in Muscat, with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and the US Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff leading their delegations at the negotiations.
During the call, Abdelatty and his Omani counterpart discussed regional and global efforts to advance diplomatic solutions and to build on the progress achieved in these talks to spare the region the risks of sliding into new waves of instability.
The Egyptian FM reviewed with Al Busaidi Cairo’s ongoing efforts and intensive contacts to de-escalate regional tensions, and reiterated its support for all efforts aimed at reaching a consensual settlement of the Iranian nuclear file that takes into account the concerns of all parties.
For his part, the Omani top diplomat commended Egypt’s tireless efforts and the intensive contacts it has conducted among the concerned parties over recent weeks, which contributed to bringing viewpoints closer together and paved the way for the negotiations.
The call comes as Egypt, along with regional powers, intensify mediation between Washington and Tehran over the past weeks to ease tensions and narrow the gaps between both sides, as well as to avert a war that many fear could spill into a wider regional conflict.
In a separate call, FM Abdelatty followed up with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Grossi on efforts to de-escalate tensions between Washington and Tehran.
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