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- Iranian, Egyptian foreign ministers demand Israel adhere to UN Security Council resolutions
- Amirabdollahian and Shoukry reiterated opposition to any Israeli ground operations in Rafah
CAIRO: Egypt’s foreign minister has warned of the threat to security posed by the widening scope of conflict in the region.
During a telephone conversation on Sunday, Sameh Shoukry and his Iranian counterpart Hossein Amirabdollahian discussed the latest developments in the Gaza crisis.
They agreed on the need for an immediate ceasefire and demanded that Israel adhered to UN Security Council resolutions to end the fighting and allow the free flow of aid to the Gaza Strip.
Egyptian ministry spokesperson, Ahmed Abu Zeid, said Shoukry had noted Cairo’s concerns about the spread of conflict in the region, especially in the area south of the Red Sea, and its serious impact on shipping and international maritime trade.
The Egyptian minister had warned of the serious consequences the ongoing situation could have on regional stability and international peace and security and pointed out that it was hindering efforts to broker a solution to the crisis.
Amirabdollahian had called Shoukry to follow up on their meeting last month in Geneva, Switzerland.
The ministers also chatted about Egyptian-Iranian relations and pledged their commitment to mutual respect, good neighborliness, and the promotion of regional stability.
On Gaza and the deteriorating humanitarian conditions there, they reiterated their stance against displacement of Palestinians outside of the Strip and opposition to any Israeli ground military operations in the city of Rafah.
And they agreed to stay in touch to further bolster relations between Iran and Egypt while working toward a politically negotiated resolution to the war in Gaza and its associated challenges.
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