Morsi told a conference in Cairo that he decided to shut down the Syrian embassy in Cairo and withdraw the Egyptian charge d' affaires from Damascus. A step which conforms with the recent U.S. escalation to arm the Syrian rebels

News Analysis: Egypt's renouncement of ties with Assad accords with Western polices

English.news.cn   2013-06-16 11:13:58

Photo provided by the Egyptian Presidency shows Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi addressing the audience at a popular conference in Cairo, June 15, 2013. Morsi on Saturday announced cutting ties with Syria, shutting down the Syrian embassy in Cairo and withdrawing the Egyptian charge d'affaires from Damascus, at a popular conference aired on state TV. (Xinhua/Egyptian Presidency)

by Mahmoud Fouly, Tian Dongdong
CAIRO, June 16 (Xinhua) -- The recent decision of Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi to cut diplomatic ties with Syria is "harmonious" with the Western policies against Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad, especially that it comes after the United States approved providing arms for the Syrian opposition, analysts said.
On Saturday evening, Morsi told a conference in Cairo that he decided to shut down the Syrian embassy in Cairo and withdraw the Egyptian charge d' affaires from Damascus.
"This is a step that conforms with the recent U.S. escalation to arm the Syrian rebels against Assad's administration and conforms with its deliberation over imposing a no-fly zone on Syria," Gamal Salama, head of political science department at Suez University, told Xinhua.
Salama said Egypt is one of the countries "revolving in the U.S. sphere," and these U.S. allies always make decisions that go in harmony with the U.S. plans.


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