Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty held a telephone call with his Turkish counterpart Hakan Fidan on Saturday, 11 July, to discuss bilateral relations and regional issues of mutual concern.
The two ministers reviewed ways to strengthen Egyptian-Turkish cooperation across different sectors and welcomed the rapid development in relations between the two countries at various levels.
They stressed the importance of building on recent progress and following up on the outcomes of the first meeting of the High-Level Strategic Cooperation Council, held in Cairo in February 2026 under the chairmanship of Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
Abdelatty and Fidan also called for continued strategic dialogue and stronger economic and trade cooperation to serve the interests of both countries and their peoples.
The call addressed regional tensions, with the ministers stressing the need to reduce escalation and intensify joint efforts to revive negotiations between the United States and Iran.
They called for compliance with the memorandum of understanding between Washington and Tehran and for efforts to reach a final agreement through dialogue and diplomacy, preventing further military escalation in the region.
The ministers also discussed coordination through the regional four-party mechanism comprising Egypt, Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan. They stressed respect for national sovereignty and territorial integrity, rejection of the use of force and non-interference in countries’ internal affairs.
On Palestine, Abdelatty and Fidan rejected any attempt to displace the Palestinian people and called for an end to escalation in Gaza and the West Bank, along with full access for humanitarian assistance.
They also exchanged views on developments in Syria, Lebanon, Sudan and Libya, stressing the importance of supporting security and stability, preserving national unity and sovereignty, and strengthening state institutions across the region.
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