Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Co-operation and Egyptian Expatriates Badr Abdelatty received a telephone call on Sunday from his Turkish counterpart, Hakan Fidan, to discuss joint efforts to de-escalate regional tensions.
The talks came amid intensive regional and international efforts to restore calm and prevent the conflict from spreading.
The two ministers stressed the importance of maintaining co-ordination and consultation between Egypt and Türkiye within the framework of the Regional Quartet, in co-operation with Qatar.
They underscored the need to intensify efforts and pursue joint action with the US and Iran to contain the current tensions and prevent the confrontation from widening.
Both sides stressed the importance of giving dialogue and diplomacy a chance and working towards political understandings that would avert a renewed military escalation and spare the region its serious repercussions for security and stability.
The talks also addressed developments in the Horn of Africa, with Abdelatty stressing the importance of respecting the sovereignty, unity and territorial integrity of states.
