ANTALYA / Turkiye : 17 April 2026 – Minister of Foreign Affairs Hakan Fidan hosted the Third Foreign Ministers’ Meeting of Türkiye-Egypt-Pakistan-Saudi Arabia, on the margins of the Fifth Antalya Diplomacy Forum ia to discuss coordinated responses to regional crises, including the US-Israel war on Iran.
Egyptian Foreign Minister, Badr Abdelatty, says Egypt and Pakistan are working “very hard” as mediators to bring about “a final agreement between the United States and Iran”.
“We hope to do so in the coming days,” Abdelatty said at the Antalya Diplomacy Forum in Turkiye, noting that “not only us in the region but the whole world is suffering from the continuation of this war”.
“We are pushing very hard in order to move forward,” he added.
He said Egypt, Turkey, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia were coordinating a broader regional effort focused on preventing renewed escalation and laying the groundwork for a post-war security arrangement, stressing the importance of protecting Gulf states and stabilising energy markets, supply chains and food security.
The gathering comes as regional diplomacy continues to accelerate, with participating countries seeking coordinated approaches to a range of shared security and political challenges.
They exchanged views on evolving regional dynamics, reaffirming the vital role of dialogue and diplomacy in promoting peace, stability, and shared prosperity.
The Foreign Ministers expressed a shared commitment to advancing this partnership, deepening coordination and expanding collaboration across key areas of mutual interest.
The talks were focus on regional responses to regional problems, sources say with particular attention on tensions involving the US, Israel and Iran, under a framework of regional ownership and dialogue.
The meeting follows a series of recent high-level diplomatic engagements among the same group of countries. On March 18 in Riyadh, foreign ministers convened to discuss recent regional developments and shifting geopolitical dynamics, bringing together Türkiye, Azerbaijan, Qatar, Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Syria and the United Arab Emirates.
Following the gathering, Türkiye, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Egypt held a separate meeting on the sidelines of the main event.That gathering was seen as part of broader efforts to strengthen consultation mechanisms across the region.
The four-way format was later revived in Islamabad on March 29, where Türkiye’s top diplomat Hakan Fidan and foreign ministers of the three other countries attended the second meeting. The last meeting in the same format was followed by a deputy-level meeting held in Islamabad on April 14.
