Cairo, July 25 (Petra) -- Egypt has reaffirmed its full solidarity with Saudi Arabia, strongly condemning an attack on a Saudi oil tanker and rejecting all assaults targeting civilian infrastructure, transport, or international maritime navigation in the Red Sea.

In a statement issued on Saturday, the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs underscored the vital importance of ensuring and protecting freedom of navigation through all international straits and waterways in the region.

Such protections are essential to safeguarding global trade flows and supply chains in accordance with international law and the UN Charter, the ministry added.

//Petra// AF