Egypt Says It Held Calls With US Witkoff, Regional Counterparts

CAIRO, April ⁠5 (Reuters) – ⁠Egypt’s Foreign ⁠Minister Badr Abdelatty ​held separate calls ‌to discuss proposals ‌for ⁠regional ⁠de-escalation with U.S. Envoy Steve ​Witkoff and regional counterparts including ​Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas ⁠Araqchi, ⁠the ministry ⁠said in ​a statement on Sunday.

Egypt, ​Turkey ⁠and Pakistan have emerged as ⁠active intermediaries in the crisis, with Islamabad ⁠recently hosting a meeting to discuss regional de-escalation and proposals to reopen the Strait of ⁠Hormuz.

(Reporting by Menna Alaa El-Din and Muhammad Al ​Gebaly; Editing by ​Hugh Lawson)

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