Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Egyptian Expatriates Badr Abdelatty affirmed on Friday, July 24, 2026, that Egypt believes preventive diplomacy is one of the most important tools for maintaining security and stability. He stressed that its success requires adopting a comprehensive approach based on supporting national state institutions, promoting economic and social development, building peace, and addressing the root causes of conflicts in order to prevent their outbreak or recurrence. Abdelatty made the remarks in a speech delivered on Friday during his participation in the High-Level Conference of High Contracting Parties to the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia (TAC), held in Manila, the capital of the Philippines.
The minister said Egypt’s participation in the conference reflects the country’s foreign policy approach of strengthening engagement with influential regional groupings, particularly ASEAN, and enhancing relations with Southeast Asian countries. He noted that such engagement contributes to expanding areas of political, economic and developmental cooperation, while enhancing coordination and consultations on regional and international issues of common interest, in light of ASEAN’s growing role in supporting security, stability and development. During his address, Abdelatty outlined Egypt’s vision on ways to advance preventive diplomacy and prevent conflicts, noting that the world is facing growing challenges amid escalating crises and conflicts and their increasingly interconnected dimensions.
He stressed the need to strengthen joint international efforts to address the root causes of conflicts and mitigate their repercussions, which are no longer confined to the countries where they occur but increasingly affect international peace and security, economic stability and development efforts, particularly in developing countries. The foreign minister highlighted the importance of bolstering multilateral action and supporting the role of the United Nations and regional organizations, including the African Union, the League of Arab States and ASEAN, in enhancing the international community’s ability to respond to shared challenges while taking into account the priorities and needs of countries of the Global South. He also underscored the need to continue efforts to reform the international financial syste…
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