24-11-2024 09:28 AM Jerusalem Timing

Egypt FM Says His Country Will Re-examine Severed Syria Ties

Egypt FM Says His Country Will Re-examine Severed Syria Ties

Cairo will "re-examine" diplomatic ties with Syria that were severed last month under ousted President Mohammad Mursi, Egypt’s Foreign Minister, Nabil Fahmy, said on Saturday.’

Cairo will "re-examine" diplomatic ties with Syria that were severed last month under ousted President Mohammad Mursi, Egypt's FEgypt FMoreign Minister, Nabil Fahmy, said on Saturday.'

“Everything will be re-examined," Fahmy said of the decision to sever ties with Syria.

"It doesn't mean they will resume or not resume," he told reporters.

"There is no intention of jihad in Syria," he added, in reference to calls for a holy war in Syria under Mursi's presidency.

Mursi had announced on June 15 the "definitive" cutting of relations with Syria, after the crisis it had been facing for over two years.

Egypt closed its embassy in Damascus and shut down the Syrian mission in Cairo after the announcement.

Shortly after, massive protests came out against Mursi, urging the military to oust the president.

Fahmy also said on Saturday that he supported a political solution to the conflict in Syria.

In a different context, Fahmy called on resuming the Middle East "peace talks" to reach a peaceful solution for the Palestinian cause.

"Jerusalem will keep our most important priority," he emphasized.

Fahmy also asserted that the main role of the interim government is to protect the revolution and to convey its real image to the world.

The Egyptian Top Diplomat considered that the national unity in Egypt is vital, revealing a media blueprint that enables the Egyptians to in contact with the globe.

Nabil Fahmy underscored the necessity to sustain the Egyptian essential role in the Middle East and Africa, hinting to the cooperation with the African countries to fortify the water security of the Nile Basin Countries.