Saif Abdel Fattah, political adviser to President Mohamed Morsy, said Saturday that Egypt is examining a Qatari proposal on an Arab military intervention in Syria to end the bloodshed.
He added that Egypt will discuss the proposal with Qatar and Turkey soon.
In statements to the Anadolu news agency, Abdel Fattah said, “Egypt is ready to take part in the Arab intervention operation, on the condition that this not be used as a pretext for foreign intervention in Syria.”
“We are in principle ready for an Arab intervention in Syria after the limits, goals and features of that intervention are made clear,” he added.
In his speech before the UN General Assembly Tuesday, Qatari Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani called for Arab intervention in Syria, saying that Arab countries should preferably intervene in Syria out of a feeling of humanitarian, political and military responsibility after the Security Council failed to take a firm stance on the violence there.
Abdel Fattah said that Egypt might push Turkey to put the Qatari proposal into force and support Arab intervention in Syria, and added that President Mohamed Morsy will discuss this matter will the Turkish Prime Minister during his visit to Turkey on Sunday.
Abdel Fattah added that all concerned countries will hold bilateral meetings soon, adding that the four countries should at least agree on a set of demands.
“The minimum is that [the continuation of] the Syrian regime, which kills its people, is no longer acceptable, and that there have to be practical mechanisms to stop the bloodshed.”
