Africa-Press. Iranian President Masoud Bzeshkian, in two phone calls, spoke with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Sisi and Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim about regional developments and efforts to reach an agreement to stop the war.
According to a statement from a local source, “President Abdel Fattah Sisi received a phone call from Iranian President Masoud Bzeshkian… The call addressed the efforts being made to reach a memorandum of understanding between the American and Iranian sides.”
During the call, the Egyptian president reaffirmed his country’s full support for the ongoing negotiation process, outlining “the communications and efforts undertaken by Egypt to facilitate negotiations and pave the way for a final and comprehensive agreement that puts an end to escalation and restores security and stability to the region,” according to the local source’s statement.
Sisi also reiterated “Egypt’s position calling for a peaceful resolution to all regional crises and its firm rejection of any aggression against the sovereignty of the brotherly Gulf states or threats to their territorial integrity, emphasizing the importance of being flexible, avoiding miscalculations, and allowing sufficient opportunity for the diplomatic track.”
According to the statement, Bzeshkian emphasized “his country’s keenness to strengthen fraternal relations with all Arab countries, especially the Gulf Cooperation Council states,” expressing gratitude for Egypt’s efforts and those of other regional parties to bring viewpoints closer.
Bzeshkian to Malaysian Prime Minister: We emphasize the importance of unity and cohesion among the Islamic nation
In a related context, the Iranian president, during a call with the Malaysian Prime Minister, affirmed the importance of “unity and cohesion among the Islamic nation, blessed by the Eid al-Adha, which can serve as a foundation for a collective will to stop the crimes of the Zionist entity and the United States.”
Bzeshkian pointed to the potential for developing relations between the two countries in economic, cultural, and social fields.
For his part, Ibrahim expressed hope that “with the blessings of Eid al-Adha, Muslims would stand united against their enemies.”
These communications come amid increasing optimistic assessments regarding the imminent reaching of a preliminary memorandum between Iran and the United States to stop the war in the region, in light of the continued efforts of many regional powers to support the diplomatic track.
