A joint Arab force will be formed within four months, Egyptian Foreign minister, Sameh Shoukry told Asharq Al Awsat newspaper on Wednesday, indicating that a technical team was working hard on drawing a vision for the project. The current Egyptian foreign policy focuses on deepening relations with the Nile Basin and Red Sea countries, by joining the largest three economic blocs in Africa, such as the COMESA, African Economic Community and SADC, Shoukry told Asharq Al Awsat on the sidelines of his visit to the Eritrean capital, Asmara, affirming that the COMESA summit will be held in Sharm El Sheikh in June. Shoukry added the upcoming U.S.-Gulf summit will address the Iranian nuclear deal, Palestine and Syria. "Egypt works around the clock to achieve a political solution in Libya," Shoukry said, adding that "Egypt coordinates with the UN envoy to Libya and supports his efforts, and cooperates with all Libyan sides that renounce violence and terrorism." The joint Arab force project was proposed by Egypt during the last Arab Summit held in Sharm El sheikh in March, where Arab countries agreed on confronting conflicts and terrorism in the region.
