(17 Oct 2024)
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Cairo, Egypt – 17 October 2024
1. Wide of meeting between Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty and his Iranian counterpart Abbas Araghchi
2. Zoom in to Araghchi
3. Pan right to Abdelatty
4. Zoom out to Araghchi and Abdelatty
5. Photographers leaving meeting room
3. Wide of Abdelatty and Araghchi during bilateral discussions
7. Various of Araghchi talking at center of delegation
8. Mid of Abdelatty talking at center of delegation
9. Wide of meeting
10. Exterior of Tahrir palace in Cairo
STORYLINE:
Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi discussed rising tensions in the region with Egyptian officials Thursday morning in Cairo.
This marked the first visit by a top Iranian official to the North African nation in about a decade.
Araghchi had talks with his Egyptian counterpart Badr Abdelatty and Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi about efforts to deescalate the Israeli aggression against Gaza and Lebanon.
El-Sissi reiterated calls to end Israel’s war in Gaza to prevent it from expanding into a regional conflict.
An expanded war would have serious repercussions on the security and capabilities of all nations in the region, he added.
The Egyptian president also called for an end to the escalation in Lebanon, the violations in the West Bank, and to ensure the delivery of much needed humanitarian aid.
Araghchi’s visit comes two days after Saudi Crown Prince Mohamed bin Salman met El-Sissi to discuss developments in Lebanon and the Gaza Strip, and the necessity of establishing an independent Palestinian state as the only path to achieving sustainable ceasefire, peace, and security in the region.
Araghchi’s visit to Egypt is part of a wider diplomatic tour in the region meant to ease tensions.
The Iranian foreign minister met his Jordanian counterpart Ayman Safadi in Amman to discuss regional stability "in light of Israeli regime’s continuing atrocity and aggression in Gaza and against Lebanon," the Iranian foreign ministry’s spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said.
Araghchi met with officials in Syria, Lebanon, Qatar, Oman, and Iraq this month and is expected to travel to Turkey after concluding talks in Egypt.
The diplomatic effort by the top Iranian official comes at a time during which the region is anticipating an offensive by Israel in response to Iran’s ballistic missile attacks on Israel on Oct. 1.
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