Egyptian and Iranian foreign ministers meet at UN to discuss de-escalation

Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty met with his Iranian counterpart in New York to discuss efforts to contain regional tensions and de-escalation.

• Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty met Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York on Thursday.
• Abdelatty stressed that states must ensure freedom of international navigation to contain the crisis's impact on the global economy.
• He called for resuming the diplomatic path through negotiations and understandings between the United States and Iran.
• Abdelatty stressed respect for the security and stability of Gulf states and all states of the region.