A session on Middle East stability opened in Paris on Tuesday, November 10, 2026, bringing together the foreign ministers of Egypt, Saudi Arabia and the Group of Seven (G7) countries on the second and final day of the bloc’s ministerial meeting.
Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty and his Saudi counterpart Prince Faisal bin Farhan are attending the talks, which focus on energy security, supply stability, freedom of navigation through strategic waterways, particularly the Strait of Hormuz and Bab al-Mandeb, and Iran.
Discussions also cover regional developments in Syria, Lebanon, Yemen, and Palestine, as well as food security.
France has invited Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Brazil, South Korea and Ukraine to take part in the expanded G7+ meetings, chaired by French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot.
The meeting is the fourth and final G7 foreign ministers’ gathering under France’s 2026 presidency. The United States will assume the rotating presidency on Jan. 1, 2027.
