Egypt’s FM Dr Badr Abdelatty has met with his Omani counterpart Badr Al Busaidi on the sidelines of the Asean Ministerial Meeting in Manila.

Besides discussing bilateral relations, they “renewed their condemnation of the repeated Iranian attacks targeting the brotherly Gulf Cooperation Council countries”, Egypt’s foreign ministry said.

Abdelatty stressed that the repeated attacks represented a “flagrant violation of the sovereignty of countries and a serious threat to the security and stability of the region”.

He stressed the importance of an immediate halt to all escalatory actions and an immediate cessation of any practices that would fuel tension and expand the circle of escalation in the region.

The two ministers also agreed on the importance of preserving freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz and the need to ensure the security and safety of international navigation.