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On Sunday, June 21, Cairo became the focal point of a significant regional diplomatic gathering, as Egyptian Foreign Minister Dr. Badr Abdelatty received his counterparts from Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey for a quadrilateral ministerial meeting. President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi subsequently received the visiting ministers, reaffirming Egypt's central role in shaping regional security frameworks amid mounting pressures across the Middle East.
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According to Elfagr, Dr. Badr Abdelatty received Pakistani Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar, Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, and Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan on the sidelines of the four-party regional meeting held in Cairo. Dr. Abdelatty also held a separate bilateral session with Minister Fidan, underscoring the bilateral diplomatic momentum between Egypt and Turkey.
Elfagr further reports that President El-Sisi, in receiving the three visiting foreign ministers, stressed that recent regional developments have highlighted the pivotal role of Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Turkey as pillars of regional stability and security. He called for any final agreement between the United States and Iran to guarantee the security of Gulf states and to respect Arab sovereignty, signaling Cairo's firm position on the Iran nuclear negotiations currently underway in Switzerland.
El-Balad and Sada report that the four-nation joint communique affirmed the necessity of resolving outstanding issues between Washington and Tehran, with the quadrilateral grouping described as entering a new phase of coordinated diplomatic engagement. Analyst Dr. Tariq Fahmy, as cited by El-Balad, characterized the mechanism as combining nuclear, financial, and strategic weight, arguing that President El-Sisi's proposal to formalize this quadrilateral framework represents a qualitative shift in Arab-world diplomacy. Parliamentary figures, including Senator Mohammad Al-Manzalawi and MP Tamer Al-Qasabi, quoted by El-Balad, described Cairo as having emerged as the primary platform for crafting regional understandings and consolidating stability.
Separately, Elfagr reports that President El-Sisi received Arab League Secretary-General Ahmad Aboul Gheit, praising his leadership tenure as it nears its conclusion, and separately endorsed Dr. Nabil Fahmy as Egypt's candidate for the position of Arab League Secretary-General, citing escalating violations of international law as requiring a strengthened framework of collective Arab action.
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