Egypt FM rejects unilateral regional plans, says future of Middle East must be based on consensus

Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty said on Sunday that developments in the Middle East since 7th October 2023, have demonstrated that attempts to impose regional hegemony or redraw the region’s political map through unilateral action will not succeed. According to remarks reported by Al-Shorouk, Abdelatty said that any future regional order must be based on consensus among the countries of the region, including its major regional powers. He argued that no state, regardless of its military or political strength, can successfully impose its will on other countries through force. Asked about proposals or rhetoric concerning a “Greater Israel” and broader plans to reshape the Middle East, Abdelatty said that any project founded on the unilateral imposition of one country’s vision [...]