Egyptian and Saudi foreign ministers agree to continue close coordination to prevent regional escalation

Egypt's Badr Abdelatty and Saudi Arabia's Prince Faisal bin Farhan conferred by phone on Tuesday to contain the current regional crisis and prevent escalation.

• Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty spoke by phone with Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan on Tuesday.
• Foreign Ministry spokesman Nader Zaki said the call addressed preventing escalation and promoting peaceful political solutions through dialogue.
• The ministers agreed to continue close consultation and coordination bilaterally and within the four-party mechanism with Turkey and Pakistan.