Friday 04/July/2025 – 10:24 AM
A phone call was made between Badr Abdel -Ati, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Immigration, and Spin Barth Eyd, Norway Foreign Minister on Thursday evening, July 3, to address the developments of regional developments.
Minister Abdel -Ati praised the positive developments taking place in the relations between Egypt and Norway, both political and economic, stressing the importance of building on the outcomes of the President’s visit to Norway in December 2024, and holding the next round of political consultations between the two countries to activate the memorandum of understanding on the inauguration of a mechanism for political consultation between the two countries.
Egyptian Norwegian discussions on Gaza
With regard to the developments in Gaza, Minister Abdel -Ati appreciated the Norwegian position in support of the Palestinian issue and the legitimate rights of the Palestinian people, and his Norwegian counterpart reviewed the efforts made by Egypt with Qatar and the United States to quickly reach a ceasefire in Gaza, noting the International Conference on Early Recovery and Reconstruction in Gaza, scheduled to host Egypt after reaching the ceasefire with wide international participation.
The Foreign Minister warned of the danger of the situation in the West Bank as a result of Israeli policies, stressing the importance of the international community in turn to stop the Israeli aggression on Gaza and the West Bank.
The two ministers also stressed the importance of stabilizing the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Iran and the resumption of the diplomatic path, in a way that contributes to achieving calm and reducing tension in the region.
