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Austin Reiterates US Commitment to Egypt’s, Middle East Security

File photo: US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin speaks during a meeting with Canadian Defense Minister William Blair at the Pentagon on May 13, 2024, in Washington, DC. (Photo by Drew ANGERER / AFP)
File photo: US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin speaks during a meeting with Canadian Defense Minister William Blair at the Pentagon on May 13, 2024, in Washington, DC. (Photo by Drew ANGERER / AFP)
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Austin Reiterates US Commitment to Egypt’s, Middle East Security

File photo: US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin speaks during a meeting with Canadian Defense Minister William Blair at the Pentagon on May 13, 2024, in Washington, DC. (Photo by Drew ANGERER / AFP)
File photo: US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin speaks during a meeting with Canadian Defense Minister William Blair at the Pentagon on May 13, 2024, in Washington, DC. (Photo by Drew ANGERER / AFP)

US Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin reiterated to his Egyptian counterpart the US commitment to the Middle East and Egyptian security in the face of regional threats.
A statement released by the US Department of Defense on Tuesday said that Austin “spoke with Egypt's Minister of Defense, General Mohamed Zaki, today to discuss regional challenges and our deep bilateral security cooperation".
“Secretary Austin reiterated US commitment to the Middle East and Egyptian security in the face of regional threats and expressed appreciation for Egypt's leadership in preventing the spread of the current conflict and in providing humanitarian assistance to the people of Gaza", added the statement.

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German, French FMs Meet Syria's New Rulers in Damascus

France's Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot (2-R) and his German counterpart Annalena Baerbock (3-R) pose for a picture with Syrian rescuers known as the "White Helmets" as members of the security forces of Syria's new administration look on, inside the Saydnaya prison, north of Damascus on January 3, 2025. (Photo by ANWAR AMRO / AFP)
France's Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot (2-R) and his German counterpart Annalena Baerbock (3-R) pose for a picture with Syrian rescuers known as the "White Helmets" as members of the security forces of Syria's new administration look on, inside the Saydnaya prison, north of Damascus on January 3, 2025. (Photo by ANWAR AMRO / AFP)
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German, French FMs Meet Syria's New Rulers in Damascus

France's Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot (2-R) and his German counterpart Annalena Baerbock (3-R) pose for a picture with Syrian rescuers known as the "White Helmets" as members of the security forces of Syria's new administration look on, inside the Saydnaya prison, north of Damascus on January 3, 2025. (Photo by ANWAR AMRO / AFP)
France's Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot (2-R) and his German counterpart Annalena Baerbock (3-R) pose for a picture with Syrian rescuers known as the "White Helmets" as members of the security forces of Syria's new administration look on, inside the Saydnaya prison, north of Damascus on January 3, 2025. (Photo by ANWAR AMRO / AFP)

The foreign ministers of Germany and France said they wanted to forge a new relationship with Syria and urged a peaceful transition as they met its de facto leader Ahmed al-Sharaa in Damascus on Friday on behalf of the European Union.
Germany's Annalena Baerbock and France's Jean-Noel Barrot are the first ministers from the EU to visit Syria since opposition fighters seized control of Damascus on Dec. 8 and forced President Bashar al-Assad to flee.
"My trip today...is a clear signal to the Syrians: A new political beginning between Europe and Syria, between Germany and Syria, is possible," Baerbock said before she left for Damascus.
Barrot expressed his hope "for a sovereign, stable and peaceful Syria" after arriving in Damascus, where he also visited the French embassy, which has been closed since 2012.
Barrot, who met with the Syrian staff who looked after the French embassy's closed facilities, said France would work towards re-establishing diplomatic representation in line with political and security conditions, diplomatic sources said.

Baerbock and Barrot visited Syria's Saydnaya prison, an emblem of abuses under Assad.

"Now it's up to the international community to help bring justice to the people who have suffered here in this prison of hell," Baerbock said.