CAIRO – 14 September 2025: Egypt’s Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty held a phone call with the new Foreign Secretary of the United Kingdom Yvette Cooper on Saturday, focusing on the elevation of bilateral relations and regional developments.
Abdelatty congratulated Cooper on her new role, affirming Egypt’s keenness to work jointly to enhance and elevate bilateral relations across political, economic, trade, and investment sectors for the mutual benefit of both countries.
He noted that this shared commitment was reflected in recent high-level communications between President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi and UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, including their most recent call on 11 September, as well as ongoing coordination on regional issues of mutual concern.
‘Genocidal Gaza War’
The war in Gaza was one of the key files discussed during the phone call, according to a statement by the Egyptian foreign ministry.
The Egyptian foreign minister highlighted latest developments in the Gaza Strip, particularly the catastrophic deterioration of humanitarian conditions.
He reiterated Egypt’s unequivocal rejection of the continued Israeli crimes and acts of genocide, the obstruction of humanitarian and medical aid, and the systematic policy aimed at displacing the Palestinian people from their land.
Abdelatty stressed the international community's responsibility to put an end to these flagrant violations and to intervene effectively to stop the war and end the policy of starvation against innocent civilians.
Recognizing Palestine
During the call, the Egyptian foreign minister welcomed the announcement by several Western countries, including the United Kingdom, of their intention to recognize the State of Palestine during the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) session in September.
He emphasized that such recognition sends a powerful and meaningful message to the Palestinian people in support of their legitimate aspirations and the establishment of their independent state.
Abdelatty underscored that expanding recognition of a Palestinian state based on the June 4, 1967 borders, with East Jerusalem as its capital, remains the only viable path to achieving lasting peace and stability for all peoples in the region.
Iran-IAEA Agreement
The two ministers also discussed developments related to the Iranian nuclear file.
Abdelatty briefed his British counterpart on Egypt’s diplomatic efforts, which recently led to an agreement in Cairo between Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to resume technical cooperation.
He underlined Egypt’s intensified diplomatic engagement in recent weeks with the aim of de-escalating tensions and creating the conditions necessary for the resumption of negotiations between Iran and the IAEA.
Abdelatty highlighted the importance of giving diplomacy a genuine chance to rebuild trust and foster a regional climate conducive to peace and security.
Sun, Sep. 14, 2025
