Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry warned of serious repercussions of expanding the conflict in the region for regional and international peace and security.
Shoukry underscored the necessity of intensifying joint Arab action to face this scenario and avoid its consequences threatening safety of peoples in the region.
The foreign minister’s remarks were made at a bilateral meeting he held with Bahraini Foreign Minister Abdullatif bin Rashid al-Zayani on the sidelines of the convocation of the 19th Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) in the Ugandan capital, Kampala on Friday 19/01/2024.
Spokesman for the Foreign Ministry Ahmed Abu Zeid said that Shoukry stressed at the beginning of the meeting Egypt’s pride with strength and depth of joint relations with Uganda.
Shoukry added he is keen on maintaining bilateral work and coordination under the umbrella of joint Arab action for the sake of peoples of the region and within the upcoming Bahraini presidency of the Arab League Council at the level of leaders a
nd ongoing preparations for holding the next summit in Manama, Abu Zeid further pointed out.
The discussions focused on the deteriorating humanitarian conditions in the Gaza Strip and tracks of political and diplomatic moves to achieve an immediate ceasefire, said the spokesman.
The two ministers stressed the importance of intensifying moves at both the regional and international levels toward the necessity of the ceasefire in Gaza and ensuring the safe and sustainable delivery of humanitarian assistance into the coastal enclave in accordance with related resolutions of the Security Council and the General Assembly and to stop Israeli attacks violating international law and humanitarian international law, he said.
The talks also tackled the developments in Lebanon and Iraq and threats posed to security of navigation in the Red Sea.
The Bahraini foreign minister said his country is appreciating sisterly relations frames between Egypt and Bahrain and the importance it is paying to developing and boosting di
fferent bilateral cooperation vistas between the two countries.
Source: State Information Service Egypt