Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El -Sisi stressed today (Sunday) the importance of joint work to restore security in the Bab al -Mandab strait, and the navigation movement in the Red Sea.

The Egyptian presidency stated, in a statement after Sisi received the Foreign Minister of Djibouti Mahmoud Ali Youssef, on Sunday, that the meeting dealt with efforts to restore security and stability in the region, and developments in the situation in Somalia.

The Egyptian presidential spokesman said that the meeting “also dealt with the situation in the Red Sea, where it was agreed on the importance of joint work to ensure the restoration of security in the Bab al -Mandab strait, and the natural navigation movement in the Red Sea.”

In turn, Badr Abdel -Ati, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Egypt, said on Sunday that Djibouti and Egypt were among the most affected countries from escalation in the Red Sea. He added, in a press conference with his Djibouti counterpart, that his country emphasizes the importance of freedom of navigation in this vital region of the world.

Abdel -Ati stressed that the Red Sea belongs to the rinse countries in it, and that Egypt is “against the militarization” of the Red Sea, and it is opposed that there will be a permanent military presence for any non -righteous country on the Red Sea.

He explained that there is no longer any justification for escalation in the Red Sea after the success of Egypt, Qatar and America’s efforts to reach a ceasefire in Gaza.

The Houthi group, in Yemen, attacked shipping ships in the Red Sea, and said that this came in solidarity with the Palestinians and the Hamas movement in the Gaza Strip; Because of the Israeli war, which claimed more than 47,000 Palestinians.

The Houthi attacks caused the unrest of the World Trade Movement, and some ship owners were forced to change their paths away from the Suez Canal, and to sail around Africa through the head of good hope, the longest and most expensive.

Djibouti Foreign Minister said that it is necessary to strengthen the Council of countries overlooking the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden, “so that we do not leave the field for naval forces for other countries.”

On the Palestinian level, the Egyptian minister said: “We have a clear vision for the reconstruction of the Gaza Strip without any citizen’s exit from his land ... Establishing the Palestinian state is the only way to achieve security and stability in the region.”