US Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke with Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry to discuss shared efforts to advance regional stability, the US Department of State o Spokesperson Matthew Miller said on Thursday.
The two diplomats discussed intensified coordination to end the conflict in Sudan, support for UN Special Representative Bathily in mediating a path for successful elections in Libya and advancing equal measures of security, dignity, and prosperity for Israelis and Palestinians.
Blinken affirmed full US support for a diplomatic resolution on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) that safeguards Egypt’s water needs and advances the interests of all parties.
The secretary also welcomed the recent releases of Egyptian human rights defenders Patrick Zaki and Mohamed El-Baqer and underscored that progress on human rights would enable the strongest possible US-Egypt partnership.
