Egyptian Minister of Foreign Affairs Mohamed Kamel Amr today announced that Egypt will not recall its ambassador to Syria despite the Arab League's decision to urge countries to withdraw diplomats from Damascus. “The Egyptian ambassador in Syria offers the chance to present different points of view and help find a peaceful solution to the crisis without foreign interference,” said Amr. “Egypt has a primary role,” he said, adding “all countries want to communicate with Egypt particularly during the current political climate in the Arab region.” The minister also spoke of the document presented to solve the Syrian crisis, which was unveiled to the Arab foreign ministers. Amr said that the document included a statement that allows foreign and UN Security Council interference. “Egypt and Algeria could replace these statements with significant reforms,” Amr claims. Eighteen other countries approve of such reforms, including Lebanon and Yemen. Iraq abstained from voting. The reform suggestions include giving Syria the opportunity on November 16, tomorrow, to end the current crisis in the country. Amr said that he expects positive developments to take place before the foreign ministers' meeting tomorrow in Rabat. “The dialogue regarding the Syrian situation will concentrate on the rejection of foreign interference,” Amr said. “Egypt has always affirmed that military conflicts will result in problems in the region, but Egypt is against nuclear proliferation in Middle Eastern countries,” Amr said, citing recent, escalating tension in Iran. He also urged countries to solve the problem in a balanced manner that includes cleansing the region of nuclear weapons. “There are more than one million Egyptians working in Libya and Egypt was the first Arab country to send its foreign minister after the Libyan transitional council took authority in October,” Amr said. Head of the Libyan Transitional Council Mostafa Abdoul Galil first visited Egypt after assuming control of the recently liberated country. He discussed Egypt's significant role in Libyan reconstruction as well as in training and medical aid. “The Egyptian foreign ministry is preparing memos regarding judicial decisions to help Egypt recover pilfered funds,” Amr said of the smuggled assets situation. “African countries have been cooperating since the January 25 Revolution, particularly with Nile Basin countries like Ethiopia,” Amr said. The Ethiopian Prime Minister presented details of a plan to establish the Renaissance Dam on the Nile during his visit to Cairo in September. A tri-party committee composed of representatives from Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan is scheduled to hold meetings to study the details of the dam. “The Egyptian ministry will do everything in its power to ensure that expatriate Egyptians can vote in the upcoming parliamentary elections,” Amr said.
