CAIRO, March 28 (Xinhua) -- Egypt's Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty held separate phone talks on Saturday with his Saudi, Jordanian and German counterparts, as well as officials from the European Commission, to discuss efforts to de-escalate tensions in the Middle East, the Egyptian Foreign Ministry said in a statement.
During the calls, the officials stressed the necessity of continuing efforts for "immediate de-escalation," emphasizing that "prioritizing the diplomatic path and resorting to dialogue represents the only way to prevent the region from sliding into full-scale chaos with unpredictable consequences."
The talks also reviewed Egypt's efforts, in coordination with regional partners, to advance negotiations between the United States and Iran, "with the aim of defusing the current crisis and sparing the region and the world catastrophic repercussions."
Earlier in the day, Abdelatty left for Islamabad to participate in a quadrilateral ministerial meeting with his counterparts from Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and Türkiye to discuss the ongoing military escalation in the region and efforts to de-escalate tensions.
The diplomatic efforts came amid heightened tensions following joint U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran starting on Feb. 28, to which Iran and its regional allies responded with attacks on Israeli and U.S. interests across the Middle East. ■
