Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdel Aty stressed the imperative of supporting Libyan national efforts to achieve a comprehensive political settlement.
His remarks came during a meeting with Chad’s Foreign Minister, Abdoulaye Sabré Fadoul, on the sidelines of the Joint Committee meetings between the two nations. The officials engaged in a wide-ranging exchange of views on key regional issues, notably the situations in Libya, Sudan, and the Sahel region.
Regarding the Libyan file, Abdel Aty affirmed the necessity of uniting institutions and forming a unified government in Libya to pave the way for simultaneous presidential and parliamentary elections. He stressed the importance of preserving the country’s sovereignty and unity, while rejecting any political paths that contradict the principle of exclusive Libyan ownership of the political process.
The Minister also outlined Egypt’s efforts to back regional stability, highlighting the importance of securing a ceasefire in Sudan and establishing an inclusive political environment that maintains state unity, referencing the outcomes of his recent visit to Khartoum on November 11. Abdel Aty called for intensified international and regional efforts to support the Sudanese people and their national institutions.
In the context of bilateral ties, Minister Abdel Aty lauded the growing momentum between Egypt and Chad, pointing to directives from President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi to elevate relations to broader horizons. He reviewed joint infrastructure initiatives, primarily the Egypt–Libya–Chad road project, and military cooperation in training and capacity building. The meeting also covered capacity-building and training programmes offered by the Cairo International Centre for Conflict Resolution and the Egyptian Agency of Partnership for Development in areas such as security, border management, counter-terrorism, combating human trafficking, and transnational threats, reflecting the commitment of both countries to comprehensive cooperation in shared priority areas.
For humanitarian support, preparations were announced for sending a medical convoy for eye surgery to N’Djamena in December 2025 to perform 500 operations, in addition to providing competitively priced Egyptian medicine and advancing the establishment of an Alexandria University branch in the Chadian capital.
Finally, concerning water security, the Minister reaffirmed Egypt’s adherence to international law principles and its rejection of any unilateral measures in the Eastern Nile Basin, asserting Cairo’s readiness to take necessary action to protect its water security.
