Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi has said that his country rejects military intervention against the Syrian regime.
The Egyptian state news agency on Monday quoted Sisi during an interview with Jeune Afrique magazine calling for a peaceful solution to the conflict, to preserve the integrity of the Syrian territory and warning of the collapse of state institutions.
“Rebuilding Syria will require hundreds of billions of dollars and the same applies to Libya. We cannot allow terrorist groups to expand, which represent a threat to the entire region,” he said.
“We have neglected the Syrian crisis for a long time and now the situation has become very complicated,” Sisi said, adding that if a solution had been found two years ago, the situation would not be what it is today.
Remarking on Egypt’s position if NATO decided to intervene to battle Daesh in Libya, Sisi said: “We cannot intervene in Libya, unless we discuss all the solutions and unless the Libyans show clear desire for that.”
The Egyptian president said taking the military route should be the last resort in Libya.
Western officials have recently threatened to intervene militarily in Libya to stop the expansion of Daesh.
Remarking on the future of Egypt’s relations with Turkey, Sisi said: “Egypt has always refrained from interfering in the affairs of others and will not allow anyone to intervene in its affairs.”