As a future non-permanent member on the UN Security Council for the period 2027–2028, I had the opportunity to speak by phone with Lebanon’s President Joseph Aoun and, shortly thereafter, with Foreign Minister of Egypt, Badr Abdelatty, at the Federal Chancellery in Vienna. After stressing the very close and friendly bilateral relations with both countries, both leaders shared with me their assessment on the current developments in the Middle East as well as in the Gulf region. We agreed on how important it is to maintain dialogue with and among all parties in the region in support of de-escalation efforts and in working towards diplomatic solutions of the different conflicts.
: Christian Stocker
Chancellor of Austria