The foreign ministers of Egypt and Qatar have stressed the need to contain escalating regional tensions and prevent the conflict from widening, Egypt’s foreign ministry said.
According to the ministry on Friday, Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty and his Qatari counterpart, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, discussed the latest regional developments during a phone call as part of ongoing coordination between the two countries.
The ministers underscored the importance of preventing further escalation and urged all parties to prioritise diplomacy and return to negotiations to implement the memorandum of understanding signed between the United States and Iran as a step towards a final agreement aimed at reducing tensions and strengthening regional security and stability.
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Abdelatty also renewed Egypt’s condemnation of recent attacks targeting several Gulf states and Jordan, stressing the need to respect the sovereignty, unity and territorial integrity of those countries.
In a separate statement, Qatar’s foreign ministry said the two ministers also reviewed bilateral relations and discussed ways to strengthen cooperation.
