’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Emigration and Egyptian Expatriates, Badr Abdel Aaty, held a phone call on Thursday, 5 February, with the UK Foreign Secretary, Yvette Cooper, as part of ongoing consultations aimed at strengthening bilateral relations and exchanging views on key regional developments.
According to the official spokesperson for Egypt’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the call focused on building on the positive momentum in Egypt–UK relations and expanding cooperation across political, economic and trade sectors. Abdel Aaty highlighted the importance of increasing British investment in Egypt in the coming years, noting improvements in the investment climate as a result of recent economic and structural reforms.
The discussions also addressed efforts to reduce regional tensions. The Egyptian foreign minister outlined Cairo’s diplomatic engagements aimed at containing escalating instability and stressed the importance of reaching a consensus-based solution to the Iranian nuclear file that addresses the concerns of all parties. He underlined the need for coordinated regional and international efforts to safeguard regional security and promote stability and development.
On Gaza, Abdel Aaty reviewed Egypt’s efforts to advance the second phase of the US-backed plan, emphasising support for the national committee to administer Gaza.
He also stressed the urgency of deploying an international stabilisation force to monitor the ceasefire, ensure the flow of humanitarian aid and facilitate Israeli withdrawal from the territory.
He said these steps would pave the way for early recovery and reconstruction, while reaffirming the need to create a political horizon that meets the legitimate aspirations of the Palestinian people to establish an independent state.
The call also covered developments in Sudan. Abdel Aaty briefed his British counterpart on Egypt’s intensive efforts within the framework of the quadrilateral mechanism, stressing the need for a rapid humanitarian truce as a step towards a comprehensive ceasefire and a Sudanese-owned political process.
He highlighted the priority of establishing safe humanitarian corridors and ensuring unimpeded access for aid to the Sudanese population. He further reaffirmed Egypt’s firm position in support of Sudan’s sovereignty, unity, territorial integrity and the preservation of its national institutions.
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