FM Abdelatty received a phone call from US Special Envoy for the Middle East Steve Witkoff while the envoy was in Bürgenstock, Switzerland, to participate in the US-Iran negotiations, the ministry said.
Witkoff briefed Abdelatty on the latest developments in the talks, as part of ongoing coordination between Cairo and Washington.
During the call, Abdelatty reaffirmed Egypt’s support for the negotiating track following the conclusion of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) between the United States and Iran.
He expressed hope that the MoU would serve as a starting point for strengthening regional security and stability and pave the way for addressing outstanding issues through dialogue and diplomacy.
For his part, Witkoff expressed appreciation for Egypt’s role, in coordination with regional partners, in supporting the negotiating process and helping narrow differences.
Both sides agreed to continue coordination in support of security and stability in the region.
Separately, Abdelatty received Massad Boulos, senior adviser to the US president for Arab and African affairs, in Cairo for talks on regional developments and issues of mutual concern.
Foreign Ministry Spokesman Tamim Khalaf said the meeting underscored the depth of Egyptian-US relations and the positive momentum in bilateral cooperation, reflected in the recent meeting between President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi and US President Donald Trump on the sidelines of the G7 Summit in Évian, France.
The two sides expressed their aspiration to continue working to advance bilateral relations in a way that serves the interests of both countries.
The meeting also addressed the US-Iran MoU, which Abdelatty welcomed as a potential starting point for a new phase of de-escalation and reduced tensions in the region.
On Sudan, Abdelatty reviewed Egypt’s efforts to support the country’s security and stability, preserve its unity and sovereignty, and protect its national institutions.
He stressed the need for a humanitarian truce that could pave the way for a sustainable ceasefire, as well as support for a comprehensive political process led and owned by Sudanese parties.
Abdelatty also called for intensified international efforts to ease the humanitarian suffering of the Sudanese people.
On Libya, the foreign minister reaffirmed Egypt’s support for the country's unity and stability, stressing the importance of unifying national institutions and reaching a comprehensive political settlement through a Libyan-led process.
He said such a process should lead to the simultaneous holding of presidential and parliamentary elections as soon as possible.
The talks also covered developments in the Horn of Africa, where Abdelatty said the region’s security and stability are closely linked to Egypt’s national security.
He reiterated Egypt’s support for state institutions and for the unity, sovereignty, and territorial integrity of countries in the region, while rejecting any policies or measures that undermine sovereignty or regional stability.
Regarding water security, Abdelatty stressed the importance of cooperation in line with international law to serve the interests of all Nile Basin countries.
He also reaffirmed Egypt’s rejection of unilateral measures in the Eastern Nile Basin that violate international law, stressing that Nile water is an existential issue for Egypt.
Iran and the United States agreed on Monday to establish communication channels to keep the Strait of Hormuz open and end fighting in Lebanon, mediators said, after their first round of talks in Switzerland towards ending the war in the Middle East.
The teams led by US Vice President JD Vance and Iran's Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf opened talks Sunday, starting a two-month negotiating period set out under a preliminary deal reached last week.
The talks came amid an intensified Egyptian diplomatic effort to support the US-Iran negotiations following the signing of the Islamabad memorandum of understanding on 18 June.
On Sunday, Cairo hosted the fourth consultative meeting of the foreign ministers of Egypt, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey.
In a joint statement, the ministers welcomed the MoU as a constructive step toward de-escalation and the end of a conflict that had threatened regional security, energy markets, shipping routes, supply chains, and global trade.
Ahead of the meeting, President El-Sisi received the foreign ministers of Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey in Cairo, urging the quartet to develop its consultative mechanism into a more effective institutional framework for addressing regional crises.
The Cairo meetings followed El-Sisi’s talks with US President Trump on the sidelines of the G7 summit, where the two leaders discussed the US-Iran understanding, Gaza, regional de-escalation, and the Nile water dispute.
Trump praised Egypt’s role in supporting the negotiating track and said Washington sought continued coordination with Cairo on regional peace and stability.
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