Egypt: Eritrea, Egypt Reject Non-Coastal States’ Role in Red Sea Security

Eritrea and Egypt have rejected the involvement of non-coastal states in Red Sea security, stating that the waterway’s governance “should be led by coastal nations,” following a visit by Eritrea’s Foreign Minister Osman Saleh to Cairo on Sunday, according to the Egyptian presidency.

Ambassador Mohamed El-Shennawy, Egypt’s presidential spokesperson, said Osman delivered a message from Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki to Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi, who reciprocated by affirming…