Egyptian Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation, and Egyptian Expatriates Badr Abdelatty met Jordanian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi and Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein under the three countries’ Trilateral Cooperation Mechanism.
The meeting was held in Amman on the sidelines of a gathering of the Arab Ministerial Committee tasked with international action against illegal Israeli policies and measures in occupied East Jerusalem.
The Amman talks come days after US President Donald Trump announced a roadmap for implementing the second phase of the October 2025 Gaza ceasefire between Israel and Hamas.
The framework provides for the phased disarmament of Hamas, a gradual Israeli withdrawal, and the beginning of post-war governance and reconstruction. However, Israel has not endorsed the roadmap, while Hamas has agreed to the roadmap while insisting that implementation depends on Israel meeting its ceasefire obligations.
FM Abdelatty described the trilateral mechanism with Jordan and Iraq as “an important framework for strengthening regional integration and supporting joint Arab action,” stressing the need to translate the three countries’ political will into concrete development projects.
He also called for implementing the recommendations of the mechanism’s technical committees to deepen economic and development cooperation.
The Egypt-Jordan-Iraq Trilateral Cooperation Mechanism was established in 2019 to combine political coordination with economic integration.
The three countries have since held a series of summits and ministerial meetings focused on strategic projects in energy, electricity interconnection, transport, trade, industry, agriculture, and reconstruction.
The latest meeting builds on talks Abdelatty held with his Jordanian and Iraqi counterparts in June. At the time, he described the mechanism as a model for regional integration and economic partnership, while reaffirming Egypt’s support for Iraq’s sovereignty and coordinating with Jordan on Gaza, the West Bank, and humanitarian access.
The three top diplomats also discussed developments in Palestine and called for stronger Arab and international action to uphold the Palestinian people’s legitimate rights, including the establishment of an independent state along the 4 June 1967 borders, with East Jerusalem as its capital.
Abdelatty reaffirmed Egypt’s commitment to the mechanism, saying it could strengthen cooperation among the three countries while supporting regional security, stability, and development.
Jordan FM
In separate talks, Abdelatty and Safadi expressed grave concern over developments in the occupied West Bank, Gaza Strip, and East Jerusalem, condemning continuing Israeli violations and escalating violence.
They called for an end to measures undermining the prospects for peace and a two-state solution. They also stressed the importance of fully implementing the US president's Gaza peace plan following the announcement of its roadmap, ensuring unrestricted humanitarian access and creating conditions for moving to its subsequent phases.
The two ministers urged an immediate halt to military and escalatory actions across the region and called for political and diplomatic solutions to prevent conflicts from spreading.
They also discussed preparations for the next Egyptian-Jordanian Joint Higher Committee, to be chaired by the prime ministers of both countries, aimed at expanding bilateral cooperation and economic integration.
Iraq FM
During his meeting with FM Hussein, Abdelatty reaffirmed Cairo’s support for Iraq’s unity, sovereignty, and territorial integrity and rejected foreign interference in its domestic affairs.
“Iraq’s stability constitutes a fundamental pillar of Arab and Egyptian national security,” Abdelatty stated, while affirming Egypt’s support for Iraqi state institutions in addressing political, economic, and security challenges.
The two ministers discussed expanding Egyptian companies' participation in Iraq's development and modernization projects. Abdelatty also expressed Egypt's desire to convene the fourth Egyptian-Iraqi Joint Higher Committee meeting in Cairo in 2027.
Algerian FM
FM Abdelatty separately met Algerian Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, the National Community Abroad, and African Affairs Ahmed Attaf, with talks focusing on bilateral relations and developments in Libya.
The ministers welcomed the outcomes of the ninth Egyptian-Algerian Joint Higher Committee meeting held in Cairo last November. They called for implementing its agreements to strengthen economic, commercial, and investment cooperation.
On Libya, they stressed the importance of preserving the country's unity, sovereignty, and territorial integrity and supporting its national institutions.
They also called for a comprehensive, Libyan-led, and Libyan-owned political settlement leading to simultaneous presidential and parliamentary elections as soon as possible.
Abdelatty urged continued coordination among Libya’s neighbours and further action based on the outcomes of the tripartite neighbouring countries mechanism.
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