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Regional Quartet promotes stability and de-escalation, says Egypt's Foreign Minister

Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty stated that the regional Quartet, comprising Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Turkey, serves as a consultative platform to enhance Middle East security and reduce escalations. Speaking after the Quartet's fourth ministerial meeting in Cairo, Abdelatty emphasized the mechanism addresses regional crises through political and peaceful solutions, not targeting any specific country. The summit included Pakistani Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Muhammad Ishaq Dar, Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, and Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, who also met with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi. Discussions mirrored those held during the G7 Summit with U.S. President Donald Trump and G7 leaders, where there was consensus that the Palestinian cause is central to the regional conflict. Ministers agreed that sustainable regional security requires granting the Palestinian people their legitimate rights and establishing an independent state with East Jerusalem as its capital. The Cairo summit marked the first joint statement from the Quartet, calling for an immediate halt to illegal actions in the occupied West Bank and Gaza, an Israeli withdrawal from occupied Lebanese territories, and the implementation of the second phase of the Trump peace plan. The Quartet also focused on supporting U.S.-Iran negotiations in Switzerland to secure a final agreement within 60 days. President Sisi praised Pakistan and Qatar'