Ashraf AboArafe
Mr. D. received On Tuesday, July 9, Badr Abdel Aty, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Immigration, received a telephone call from Mr. David Lammy, British Minister of Foreign Affairs, Commonwealth Affairs and Development, who congratulated the Foreign Minister on his assumption of the position.
In a statement by Ambassador Ahmed Abu Zeid, the official spokesman and Director of the Public Diplomacy Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Immigration, he stated that Minister Abdel Ati, in turn, congratulated Mr. Lamy on the Labor Party’s victory in the general elections in the United Kingdom, expressing his aspiration to work with him during the coming period to strengthen bilateral relations between… The two countries, and consult and coordinate on regional and international issues of common interest, especially the Middle East issues.
For his part, the British Foreign Secretary stressed his pride in the depth and history of British-Egyptian relations, which branch out to include many areas such as economic and trade relations, education, investment, and cooperation in the field of immigration and climate change, considering Egypt an essential partner for Britain in the region. Dr. has secured Abdel Aty, on his British counterpart’s speech, stressing his keenness to intensify political consultation mechanisms between the two countries’ foreign ministries to exchange opinions and assessments on various international and regional issues of common concern.
The official spokesman added that the Foreign Minister’s speech covered in some detail the developments of the situation in the Gaza Strip and the Egyptian efforts made to sponsor negotiations between the Israeli and Palestinian sides, in addition to the efforts made by Egypt at all levels to confront the effects of the catastrophic humanitarian situation in the Strip. In this context, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Immigration stressed the importance of the international community’s support for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) in light of the pivotal role it plays, calling for the necessity of providing material and political support to the agency to complete its extremely important humanitarian mission in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank.
On the other hand, the two ministers expressed their deep concern about the situation in Lebanon and the possibilities of further escalation in a way that threatens the stability of Lebanon and exacerbates tension in the region.
At the end of the call, the two ministers agreed to continue consultations during the coming period to follow the course of bilateral relations and coordinate on ways to resolve the worsening crises in the region and support peace, stability and development in the Middle East.
