Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry travelled to Brussels on Tuesday (July 10th) to participate in a "mini-summit" on Syria with Western and Arab countries, Egypt’s Ahram Online reported.

In an official statement, foreign ministry spokesman Ahmed Abu Zeid said Shoukry will participate in the select meeting on Syria for the first time with the foreign ministers of the US, France, the UK, Germany, Saudi Arabia and Jordan.

The meeting will include discussions on the latest developments in Syria, especially escalations in the south and the north, and efforts by UN special envoy to Syria Staffan de Mistura, in co-operation with international and regional partners, to reach a political resolution to the crisis.

Abu Zeid said this participation is a result of Egypt’s active role, through its extended talks with regional and international partners, to put in place a political solution for the Syrian crisis.

The goal is to stop the bloodshed, preserve the entity and unity of the Syrian state and protect the Syrian people, he said.