CAIRO: Foreign minister of Egypt has expressed concerns regarding widening scope of the conflict in the region.
Sameh Shoukry said this during a telephone conversation with his Iranian counterpart Hossein Amirabdollahian to discuss the latest developments in the Gaza crisis.
They stressed upon the need for an immediate ceasefire and demanded that Israel must comply with the UN Security Council resolutions to end the fighting and allow the free flow of humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip.
Spokesperson for Egyptian foreign ministry, Ahmed Abu Zeid, said Shoukry had expressed Cairo’s concerns about the spread of conflict in the region, especially in the Red Sea, and its negative impact on shipping and global maritime trade.
The Egyptian minister had warned the ongoing situation could have serious consequences on international peace, regional stability and noted that it was making efforts to broker a solution to the crisis.
Amirabdollahian had asked Shoukry to follow up on their meeting in Geneva, last month.
The ministers also discussed about Egyptian-Iranian ties and expressed their commitment to good neighborliness, common respect, and the promotion of stability in the region.
On Gaza and the deteriorating humanitarian conditions there, they reaffirmed their stance against displacement of the people of Palestine outside of Gaza and opposition to any Israeli ground military offensive in the city of Rafah.
They also agreed to stay in touch to further enhance ties between Iran and Egypt while working toward a politically negotiated settlement to the war in Gaza.
