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Tuesday, January 22, 2013

Egypt's Islamist president Morsi Opposes French Intervention in Mali


RIYADH, Saudi Arabia  — Egypt's Islamist president on Monday stated his opposition to France's military intervention in Mali, saying its actions there would create a "new conflict hotspot" that separates the Arab north from its African neighbors to the south.

Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi attends the third session of the Arab Economic Summit, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Monday, Jan. 21, 2013. Saudi Arabia is hosting the Arab Economic Summit on January 21 and 22. (AP Photo)














Egypt’s President Mohamed Morsi has broken ranks with the international community at large over France’s intervention in Mali, saying he was opposed to the action out of fear it would sow seeds of unrest in the region.

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Speaking at the opening session of an Arab economic summit in Saudi Arabia’s capital Riyadh on Monday, Morsi said he had hoped for a more “peaceful and developmental” approach to the crisis in Mali. France officially intervened in the destabilised West African country on January 11, after Mali appealed to Paris for military assistance to help retake the northern half of the country from Islamist militants.
“We do not accept at all the military intervention in Mali because it will fuel conflict in the region,” Morsi said.
A member of Egypt’s powerful Islamist Muslim Brotherhood movement, Morsi’s comments are likely to sour the mood with France ahead of his planned visit to Paris on February 1.
Members of the international community distanced themselves from the Egyptian president’s stance, offering their support, if not troops, to France.
Algeria, which has been loath to back a UN-approved African-led military intervention in Mali in the past, reiterated that it was against putting its own soldiers on the ground, but also said that the “integrity of Mali has to be preserved”.

Germany also threw its weight behind France, with Chancellor Angela Merkel stressing that “we cannot let them down. They are our partner,” however she also excluded the possibility of sending German troops to Mali for the moment. Morsi's statement came as Malian and French troops appeared to have recaptured the central towns Diabaly and Douentza from Islamist militants, halting their advance towards the south.  

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