CAIRO, March 27 (Xinhua) -- Foreign Ministers of Egypt, Türkiye, and Pakistan held separate phone calls to discuss their efforts to facilitate direct negotiations between the United States and Iran, according to statements by the Egyptian Foreign Ministry on Friday.
The talks addressed the latest developments of the regional escalations, and endeavors to promote diplomacy and dialogue.
Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty urged the mobilization of regional and international efforts to contain the situation, stressing that the paths of calm, de-escalation, and diplomatic solution are the only ways to contain the ongoing crisis.
He voiced hopes that the joint Egyptian, Turkish, and Pakistani efforts will initiate a gradual process of stabilization aimed at bringing the war to an end.
Meanwhile, Abdelatty and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio also discussed in a phone call late Thursday the latest developments of the regional military escalation and its repercussions on the world economy.
The Egyptian foreign minister urged economic support and cash liquidity to contain the negative impacts of the ongoing regional escalation on the Egyptian economy. ■
