Wednesday 08/April/2026 – 02:07 AM
The Arab Republic of Egypt welcomes the announcement by US President Donald Trump this evening of agreeing to suspend military operations in the region for two weeks, as this American step represents an important positive development towards achieving the desired calm, containing escalation, and preserving the security, stability and capabilities of the peoples of the region and the entire world.
Egypt affirms that the suspension of military operations by the United States and the response of the Iranian side represents a very important opportunity that must be seized to make room for negotiations, diplomacy and constructive dialogue, which is what Egypt has always called for, to resolve disputes by peaceful means and not resort to force, in a way that contributes to reducing escalation, ending the war, achieving regional and international security and stability, and sparing the peoples of the region and the world from further suffering.
Egypt stresses the importance of building on this step through full commitment to halting military operations and respecting international freedom of navigation. Egypt renews its support for all initiatives aimed at achieving peace and security, and affirms the continuation of its tireless efforts with Pakistan and Turkey to work with regional and international partners to enhance security and stability in the region.
Egypt welcomes Donald Trump’s announcement of the suspension of military operations and calls for exploiting it to advance negotiations and enhance regional stability
Egypt stresses the extreme importance of respecting the sovereignty, unity and territorial integrity of the sisterly Gulf Cooperation Council countries and Jordan, and completely rejecting any attacks on them or attacks on their sovereignty, especially since their security and stability are closely linked to the security and stability of Egypt, and that any arrangements agreed upon in the upcoming negotiations must take into account the legitimate security concerns of the sisterly Gulf countries.
During a phone call between Foreign Minister Dr. Badr Abdel-Aty and Mr. Steve Witkoff, the US special envoy to the Middle East, at dawn on Wednesday, April 8, Minister Abdel-Aty expressed great appreciation for this important American step to give diplomacy the opportunity and work to begin a serious negotiation process between the American and Iranian sides to resolve all outstanding problems in a way that achieves regional and international security and stability and guarantees freedom of international navigation. For his part, Mr. Steve Witkoff praised the sincere Egyptian efforts with Pakistan and regional partners to advance efforts to reach a ceasefire and begin the negotiation process.
