Egyptian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Emigration, and Expatriates Affairs, Dr. Badr Abdelatty, held a phone call on Saturday with the United Kingdom’s (UK) newly appointed Foreign Secretary, Yvette Cooper.
During the call, Abdelatty congratulated Cooper on assuming her new post, expressing Egypt’s keenness to work jointly to strengthen bilateral relations and elevate them across political, economic, trade, and investment fields for the benefit of both countries.
He noted that this commitment was reflected in the recent communications between the Egyptian President and the British Prime Minister (PM), most recently their call on September 11, as well as in the ongoing coordination on regional issues of mutual concern.
Abdelatty reviewed the latest developments in the Gaza Strip, particularly the catastrophic deterioration of the humanitarian situation.
He reaffirmed Egypt’s categorical rejection of Israel’s ongoing crimes, acts of genocide, obstruction of humanitarian and medical aid, and systematic policy aimed at displacing the Palestinian people from their land.
Moreover, he stressed the international community’s responsibility to put an end to such blatant practices and to intervene effectively to halt Israel’s war on Gaza and end the starvation policy against innocent civilians.
FM also welcomed announcements by several Western countries, including the UK, of their intention to recognize the State of Palestine during the UN General Assembly. He emphasized that such recognition represents a highly significant message to the Palestinian people in pursuit of their legitimate aspirations to establish an independent state.
He further underscored that expanding recognition of a Palestinian state based on the June 4, 1967 borders, with East Jerusalem as its capital, remains the only path to achieving security and stability for all peoples of the region.
The two ministers also discussed developments regarding the Iranian nuclear file.
In this regard, Abdelatty briefed his British counterpart on Egypt’s efforts that led to the “Cairo Agreement” between Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to resume technical cooperation.
He explained that Egypt’s intensive diplomatic efforts in recent months aimed at de-escalation and creating conditions conducive to resuming negotiations between the two sides.
In addition, he underlined the importance of giving diplomacy the chance to rebuild trust and foster an environment supportive of regional security and stability.
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