ISTANBUL, June 21 (MENA) - Minister of Foreign Affairs, Emigration, and Egyptian Expatriates Badr Abdelatty held a meeting on Saturday with his Iranian counterpart Abbas Araghchi on the sidelines of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) summit hosted in Istanbul.

During the meeting, Abdelatty reviewed Egypt’s intensive diplomatic efforts in recent days aimed at promoting de-escalation, achieving a ceasefire, and highlighting the importance of pursuing a diplomatic and political solution to reach a sustainable agreement on Iran’s nuclear program to contain the escalating tensions and prevent further instability in the region.

For his part, Araghchi outlined the outcomes of his talks in Geneva on June 20 with the foreign ministers of the Troika (UK, France, and Germany) and the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs, focused on the Iranian nuclear issue.

The two ministers agreed to continue communication and consultations in order to reach a resolution to the current crisis that ensures the security and stability of the region. (MENA)

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