Egypt's Foreign Minister: Terrorism by any side should be part of Syria discussion
In an interview with Al-Monitor, Egyptian Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy said that a political solution to build a new Syria should be prioritized over terrorism concerns.
Montreux, Switzerland: Egyptian Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy told Al-Monitor that "the maximum" the plenary session of the Geneva II conference on Syria can achieve here January 22 is for the "international community and the parties to express their support for a political resolution to this conflict."
Fahmy, who served as Egypt's ambassador to the United States from 1999-2008, spoke to Al-Monitor's Andrew Parasiliti and Laura Rozen on Tuesday night at his hotel in Montreaux on the eve of the international conference.
Fahmy expanded on his ideas for a political process that leads to a "new Syria which should be open, inclusive to all of its different affiliations in Syria, and that responds to the aspirations of the Syrian people."
"Who stays how long, when, and who leaves, when, that is for the Syrians to decide," Fahmy said.
