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| Egypt Warns of Danger of Widening Anti-Terrorist War |
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FRI, OCT 12, 2001
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Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak on Thursday warned of the danger of widening the U.S.-led anti- terrorist war beyond the borders of Afghanistan, especially into any Arab country, a senior Egyptian official told Xinhua.
During their talks in the day, Mubarak told British Prime Minister Tony Blair that "it is dangerous to expand the current war against terrorism to include Arab countries," said Osama el-Baz, Mubarak's political advisor, in an interview with Xinhua.
"Egypt believes that the international community should cooperate and stand side by side to combat terrorism, which is considered the most serious threat to security and stability in the world," Baz quoted Mubarak as saying.
Meanwhile, Mubarak stressed the importance of doing no harm to innocent people during the U.S.-led military strikes against Afghanistan, Baz said, adding that the Egyptian leader called for the international efforts to halt Israel's continued aggressions against the Palestinians.
"President Mubarak told Prime Minister Blair that stopping the violence caused by Israel's aggressive policy is the only way to support efforts to fight terrorism and the world community should give the Palestinians right to establish their own state urgently," Baz said.
"Although we are dealing with the terrorists there in Afghanistan, there will be no safety on our planet in the future without reaching a comprehensive settlement to the problem of the Middle East," Mubarak told reporters after his talks with Blair.
Blair arrived here from Oman earlier in the day to discuss latest developments of the U.S.-led anti-terrorism campaign and other issues of common concern. He wrapped up his visit to Egypt in the afternoon.
Egypt is the last leg of Blair's shuttle diplomacy to drum up support for the U.S.-led anti-terrorism coalition as military operations against Afghanistan's Taliban regime continue.
The U.S. and Britain Sunday evening launched retaliatory air raids against the Taliban for harboring Osama bin Laden, the prime suspect of the September 11 terror attacks on the United States.
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