Egypt calls for an early warning system to contain crises in the region and prevent their escalation

Egypt on Saturday called for the establishment of an early warning and rapid response system capable of preventing the outbreak of crises amid rising military tensions in the region and their repercussions on regional and international security and stability

This came during the participation of Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty in a discussion session entitled “Pillars of Regional Security” as part of the 22nd edition of the Regional Security Summit “Manama Dialogue” which began Friday evening and continues until Sunday in the Bahraini capital according to a statement by the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs

During the session Abdelatty reviewed the challenges posed by the military escalation in the region and its repercussions on regional and international security and stability stressing Egypt’s categorical rejection and condemnation of attacks against the Gulf states considering that Gulf security is an integral part of Egyptian security

He pointed to the repercussions resulting from the tensions and the expansion of the scope of the confrontation on the global economy supply chains food and energy markets and others affirming the importance of moving from a logic of crisis management to establishing an early warning and rapid response system capable of preventing their outbreak

The Egyptian Foreign Minister presented his country’s vision regarding the pillars upon which the future of regional security can be strengthened including the rule of law the non-use of force or interference in the internal affairs of states strengthening the concept of regional ownership and shared responsibility for security and exercising diplomatic wisdom supported by deterrence power in resolving disputes

He also stressed the need to preserve the security of navigation energy and vital infrastructure as well as the imperative of reaching a just settlement to the Palestinian issue that includes the establishment of an independent sovereign Palestinian state on the borders of June 4 1967 with East Jerusalem as its capital while rejecting displacement annexation and settlement

Abdelatty affirmed that adherence to these principles and building upon them would contribute to strengthening security and stability in the region thereby supporting opportunities for national development in its countries considering that security and development are two sides of the same coin stressing the importance of concerted efforts to establish executive mechanisms for these principles in a manner that serves the common interests of the countries and peoples of the region