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Egypt is set to host a significant four-way meeting in Cairo involving the foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia, Türkiye, and Pakistan. This gathering, scheduled for Sunday, aims to foster regional cooperation and de-escalation efforts. The meeting follows closely on the heels of a US-Iran memorandum of understanding intended to halt a conflict that commenced in late February.

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ways to consolidate cooperation, deepen partnership and coordinate on regional issues, complete efforts to cement de-escalation in the region, and narrow differences during the next 60 days of negotiations between Washington and Tehran.

The Egyptian Foreign Minister, Badr Abdelatty, will convene with his counterparts Prince Faisal bin Farhan of Saudi Arabia, Hakan Fidan of Türkiye, and Mohammad Ishaq Dar of Pakistan. According to Egypt's state news agency, the discussions will encompass ways to consolidate cooperation, deepen partnerships, and coordinate on pressing regional issues. A key objective is to advance efforts toward de-escalation in the region and bridge differences during the upcoming 60 days of negotiations between Washington and Tehran.

This "consultative quartet" has previously played a role in facilitating agreements between the US and Iran, with earlier meetings held in Riyadh, Islamabad, and Antalya. The upcoming Cairo meeting gains further significance as it occurs shortly after the Swiss government announced the indefinite postponement of US-Iran negotiations that were slated to begin in Switzerland. Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei has reportedly approved the US-Iran memorandum of understanding, and US forces have lifted a naval blockade on Iranian ports following its signing.

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consultative quartet of influential regional states had “proved its presence as an effective regional and international framework capable of addressing problems and issues in coordination with regional states and major powers to calm regional conditions and deal with their problems.

Former Egyptian diplomats and officials view the meeting as a crucial step in regional consultations, especially given the current strategic shifts in the Middle East. They highlight the importance of the ceasefire, the containment of US-Iran military confrontation, and the persistent risks posed by the war in Gaza to regional security and stability. The quartet is expected to discuss the consolidation of the US-Tehran agreement, ongoing negotiations, the situation in Gaza and Lebanon, and efforts to secure lasting regional calm, potentially opening avenues for deeper partnership and a regional security conference.

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The meeting’s importance went beyond traditional political coordination. He expected the agenda to include support for consolidating the “Washington-Tehran agreement,” continuing negotiations, discussing Gaza and Lebanon, and backing efforts to secure a sustainable regional calm.