In a call with Massad Boulos, Senior Adviser to the US President on Arab and African Affairs, Abdelatty affirmed Egypt’s full support for regional and international mediation efforts aimed at reaching a comprehensive political settlement in the DRC and restoring stability across the Great Lakes region.
He stressed the need for an integrated approach that links peace and security to reconstruction and sustainable development across the political, economic, security, and developmental fields.
The call, the second in 10 days, also addressed Sudan and Libya.
Abdelatty reiterated Egypt’s support for Sudan’s security, stability, unity, territorial integrity, and national institutions, calling for a Sudanese-owned political process leading to a comprehensive settlement.
On Libya, he stressed the need to preserve the country’s unity, unify its national institutions, and reach a Libyan-led political settlement paving the way for simultaneous presidential and parliamentary elections.
He also welcomed the United Nations (UN), international, and US efforts led by Boulos to resolve the Libyan crisis.
In a separate call with US Special Envoy for Syria and Iraq Tom Barrack, Abdelatty stressed the importance of preserving Syria’s unity and territorial integrity and renewed Egypt’s condemnation of the recent terrorist attack in Damascus.
He called for empowering Syrian national state institutions, rejecting foreign interference in the country’s internal affairs, and strengthening efforts to combat terrorism and extremism.
Regarding Iraq, the call addressed the new government’s efforts to assert state authority, restrict weapons to state institutions, and prevent their use outside the official framework.
In Iraq, the new government has set 30 September as a deadline for armed groups to disarm, as Baghdad seeks to establish exclusive state control over weapons amid pressure to curb Iran-aligned factions.
Abdelatty reaffirmed Egypt’s support for Iraq’s unity, sovereignty, territorial integrity, and state institutions in confronting the country’s challenges.
The calls come amid intensified Egyptian-US coordination over conflicts in Africa and the Middle East, with Cairo emphasizing state sovereignty, unified national institutions, and negotiated political settlements.
In eastern DRC, the Rwanda-backed M23 movement continues to control large areas despite US, Qatari, and regional mediation. Egypt has welcomed previous peace agreements while calling for their implementation alongside reconstruction and sustainable development.
Sudan’s war has entered its fourth year, triggering mass displacement, famine, and the collapse of essential services. Egypt has rejected attempts to establish parallel authorities and is pressing for humanitarian access, a ceasefire, and a Sudanese-led political process that preserves a single state and national army.
In Libya, the country’s rival governing bodies recently agreed on a roadmap for presidential and parliamentary elections, while Egypt has increased coordination with the United States and regional actors to break the political deadlock and support a Libyan-led settlement.
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