Sisi chairs Defence Council meeting, pledges full support for Saudi Arabia

Egypt pledged full support for Saudi Arabia’s security and stability on Sunday, as the National Defence Council called for intensified diplomatic efforts to de-escalate regional tensions.

President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi chaired a meeting of the council at Ettihadiya Palace in Cairo to review regional developments, particularly what the presidency described as escalating and unacceptable attacks targeting Saudi Arabia.

In a statement following the meeting, the council reaffirmed Egypt’s full solidarity with Saudi Arabia, citing the historic ties between the two countries and the close bonds between their peoples.

It stressed that Saudi Arabia’s security is integral to the Egyptian and Arab national security and underscored the importance of protecting the kingdom’s stability and territorial integrity.

The council also pledged to provide all necessary and possible forms of support to help Saudi Arabia safeguard its security, stability, national assets, territory, and Islamic holy sites.

At the same time, it called for intensified political and diplomatic efforts, in coordination with relevant regional and international parties, to contain tensions and resolve ongoing crises through peaceful means.

The meeting was attended by the head of the House of Representatives, the prime minister, the commander-in-chief of the armed forces and minister of defence and military production, the armed forces’ chief of staff, and the ministers of interior, finance, and foreign affairs, international cooperation, and Egyptians abroad.

The meeting was attended by the head of the House of Representatives, the prime minister, the commander-in-chief of the armed forces and minister of defence and military production, the armed forces chief of staff, and the ministers of interior, finance, and foreign affairs.

Also present were the head of the General Intelligence Service, the commanders of the armed forces’ main branches, the head of the Armed Forces Operations Authority, the head of Military Intelligence, and the secretary-general of the National Defence Council.