Secretary Rubio’s Meeting with Egyptian Foreign Minister Abdelatty

The below is attributable to Principal Deputy Spokesperson Tommy Pigott:

Secretary of State Marco Rubio met today with Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty.  The Secretary and Foreign Minister discussed the ceasefire with Iran and the importance of securing long-term peace in the Middle East.  The Secretary stressed the importance of ongoing U.S. and Egyptian efforts to achieve a humanitarian truce in Sudan.  They also discussed joint efforts to disarm Hamas, in line with the President’s 20-Point Plan for Gaza, and explored ways to bolster the U.S.-Egypt economic and commercial relationship.