Doha: Egypt's Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty held a phone call on Wednesday with Kaja Kallas, the European Union's High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, to discuss the latest regional developments.

According to Qatar News Agency, during the call, both sides stressed the importance of intensifying efforts to de-escalate tensions across the region. They also underlined that diplomacy remains the only viable path to prevent further instability and to avoid the risk of the situation deteriorating further.