CAIRO, June 22 (MENA) - Minister of Foreign Affairs, Emigration and Egyptian Expatriates Badr Abdelatty stressed Egypt's firm support for the legitimate Yemeni government.

His remarks came during a meeting on Sunday with Yemeni Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Shaya Mohsin Zindani, on the sidelines of their participation in the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) foreign ministers' meeting in Turkey's Istanbul.

The top Egyptian diplomat called for resuming the Yemeni-Yemeni political process to reach a settlement to the country's crisis.

Abdelatty said this settlement should be agreed upon and accepted by various Yemeni political factions, in a way that preserves the unity of Yemen and ends the existing humanitarian crisis.

He also highlighted the great importance of the security and stability of Yemen for the security of the entire region.

The foreign minister underlined the significance of ensuring the safety and freedom of navigation in the Red Sea, given that this matter is directly linked to the Egyptian national security.

Abdelatty briefed Zindani on Egypt's efforts aimed at resuming the ceasefire agreement in the Gaza Strip, especially in light of the worsening humanitarian situation in the Palestinian enclave.

The two ministers tackled the rising tensions in the region amid the current Israeli-Iranian military conflict, where Abdelatty warned of the risks of dragging the Middle East into chaos, emphasizing the need to de-escalate the situation through political and diplomatic methods. (MENA)

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