Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty met with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to discuss the situation in Gaza, regional stability, and Egypt’s role in multilateral diplomacy, according to a ministry statement. Abdelatty stressed in his meeting on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly the urgency of securing a ceasefire in Gaza, ensuring unhindered humanitarian aid, and rejecting any displacement of Palestinians, while reiterating Egypt’s support for a Palestinian state on the 1967 borders with East Jerusalem as its capital. He also announced plans for Egypt to host an international conference on Gaza’s early recovery and reconstruction in cooperation with the UN, the Palestinian Authority, and international partners.

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The two sides also discussed Sudan and Libya, with Abdelatty reaffirming Egypt’s backing for Sudan’s territorial unity and institutions and urging efforts to end the humanitarian crisis in El Fasher. On Libya, he underscored the need to move the political process forward toward simultaneous presidential and parliamentary elections and the withdrawal of foreign forces.

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