Egypt Daily News – Dr. Badr Abdel Ati, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Immigration, made a series of telephone calls yesterday evening, Wednesday, with Hakan Fidan, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Turkey, Bassam Sabbagh, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Syrian Arab Republic, Abbas Al-Araqji, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the United Arab Emirates, to address the rapid developments in Syria.
Minister Abdel-Aty discussed with his counterparts the developments on the ground in northern Syria and the serious repercussions of these developments on the security and stability of the region.
He stressed Egypt’s firm and supportive position of the Syrian state and the importance of respecting its sovereignty, unity and territorial integrity, and pointed out the extreme importance of protecting civilians.
The Minister also stressed the need for concerted regional and international efforts to stop the escalation and work to calm the situation so that the situation does not deteriorate in a way that threatens regional and international security and stability, reiterating Egypt’s complete rejection of inciting sectarian strife or harming the sovereignty of countries and the unity and integrity of their territories.
These contacts come in the context of Egypt’s close follow-up of developments in Syria with regional and international actors, as the Foreign Minister exchanged visions yesterday with Anthony Blinken, US Secretary of State, and Sergei Lavrov, Russian Foreign Minister, regarding ways to stop the escalation in Syria and restore security and stability.
