Egypt's foreign minister urges diplomatic solutions at Manama security dialogue

Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty delivered remarks at the 22nd Manama Dialogue in Bahrain on regional conflict and Gulf security.

• Abdelatty said Egypt categorically rejects attacks on Gulf states, calling Gulf security integral to Egyptian national security.
• He said no military solutions exist for the region's issues, asserting political solutions are the only means to resolve them.
• Abdelatty called for a Middle East free of nuclear weapons and for early-warning and rapid-response mechanisms to prevent crises.
• He backed an independent Palestinian state on 1967 borders, rejecting displacement, annexation, and settlement.