Ahmed Kamel – Egypt Daily News
Egypt and the United States held high-level talks in Cairo focused on regional stability and bilateral coordination, as Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty met with senior White House adviser Massad Boulos to discuss developments across the Middle East and Africa.
The meeting underscored the strategic nature of the relationship between Cairo and Washington, with both sides reviewing a wide range of regional crises, including the situations in Sudan, Lebanon, Libya, and the Horn of Africa, in addition to Egypt’s position on Nile water security.
Officials described the discussions as part of ongoing efforts to strengthen coordination between the two countries at a time of rising regional instability and overlapping security challenges.
A major focus of the talks was the situation in Sudan, where Egypt reiterated its call for preserving the country’s unity, sovereignty, and state institutions. Abdelatty stressed the importance of reaching a humanitarian truce as a step toward a durable ceasefire, ensuring the delivery of aid and creating conditions for a comprehensive political process led by Sudanese stakeholders without external interference.
He also emphasized the need to protect civilians and safeguard infrastructure, warning that continued escalation could deepen instability and prolong the conflict.
The discussions also addressed Lebanon, where Egypt reaffirmed its support for national sovereignty and called for an immediate end to hostilities. Cairo also welcomed recent ceasefire arrangements and reiterated its backing for strengthening Lebanese state institutions, particularly the national army.
In the Horn of Africa, Egypt stressed the importance of respecting the sovereignty and territorial integrity of regional states, including Somalia and Eritrea, amid ongoing concerns over regional security dynamics and political tensions.
The meeting also touched on the issue of Nile water security, where Abdelatty reaffirmed that the Nile remains a matter of existential importance for Egypt. He rejected unilateral actions on transboundary rivers, reiterating the need for binding legal frameworks to regulate water use and ensure fairness among all parties.
From the US side, Boulos praised Egypt’s regional role and described it as a key pillar of stability in both the Middle East and Africa. He also conveyed Washington’s appreciation for Egypt’s diplomatic efforts in de-escalating regional tensions and supporting political solutions to ongoing crises.
Both sides emphasized the importance of continued strategic coordination, particularly as regional conflicts continue to evolve and place additional pressure on security and diplomacy in multiple theaters.
The talks reflect the depth of the US-Egypt partnership, which increasingly extends beyond bilateral issues into broader regional crisis management and conflict prevention efforts.
