File Photo: Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs building in the Administrative capital. AFP
"There is no planned trip to Syria at this stage," a government source told Ahram Online.
The source, who spoke on condition of anonymity, was responding to news published in Syrian media that anticipated such a visit.
These reports claimed that upon Turkey's mediation, Abdelatty would meet with Syria's new leader, Ahmed al-Sharaa, also known as al-Jolani, who ousted Bashar al-Assad earlier this month.
Such speculation was fueled by Syria's newly appointed Foreign Minister Asaad Al-Shaibani, who said in a post on X on Saturday that Damascus is looking forward to building "strategic ties" with Egypt that "respected the sovereignty of both countries and without interfering in their affairs."
Several Arab capitals have already sent envoys to Damascus to meet with the new leaders, who also lead Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, a rebel group dissident from radical groups al-Qaeda and IS group.
However, Cairo, which has been fighting against radical groups mainly operating in Sinai, has adopted a wait-and-see approach so far.
Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi called last week for a "comprehensive political process" in Syria that includes all parties and reflects the diverse components of the Syrian populace.
In a meeting with Jordan's King Abdullah II, El-Sisi stressed the importance of "supporting the Syrian state and preserving its unity and territorial integrity."
Immediately after Assad's fall on 8 December, Egypt urged "Syrian parties to prioritize the nation's supreme interest by unifying objectives and priorities."
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