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Egyptian FM Abdelatty meets Iranian counterpart in Baghdad, urges de-escalation
October 17, 2026 at 12:26 PM
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Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty met Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi in Baghdad, calling for de-escalation, regional calm, and a resumed diplomatic path.
- Abdelatty and Araghchi met Saturday on the sidelines of the 52nd OIC Council of Foreign Ministers session in Baghdad.
- Abdelatty called for lowering escalation and swiftly restoring calm and stability across the region.
- The two ministers discussed reaching an agreement to contain the current crisis and prevent the conflict's wider expansion.
- Abdelatty stressed guaranteeing international freedom of navigation and stopping hostile acts targeting Saudi Arabia.