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181117
Tue, 05/10/2011 - 11:16
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Senior Analyst: S. Arabia Resorts to Different Means to Control Situation in Egypt
TEHRAN, May 10 (FNA)- A senior Egyptian analyst revealed that Riyadh is attempting to control Egypt's TV channels, and said Saudi Arabia has resorted to every means to impede popular moves and revolution in the North African country, and specially trouble the resumption of bilateral relations between Cairo and Tehran.
"Saudi Arabia has invested over $35bln to control Egypt's satellite channels and to carry out terrorist operations against the police force and the country's security forces," Head of Egypt's Yafa think-tank Rafa't Seyed Ahmad told FNA on Tuesday.
Referring to Saudi Arabia's pressures on Egypt to prevent the resumption of political ties between Cairo and Tehran, he said, "At present 250 Saudi companies are active in Egypt and the UAE has also made huge investments in Egypt" and if Saudi Arabia uses the economic leverage, it could trouble resumption of ties between Iran and Egypt.
"Meantime Egyptian elites and cultured people should keep their eyes open wide and pay attention to the fact that Saudi Wahabites have targeted Egypt and do everything within their possibility to stir tension and chaos in the country.
"Owing to the very same reason, Egypt's interests require resumption and expansion of relations with Iran," he added.
Earlier, a senior Iranian MP had said that the Zionist regime has hatched a plot to thwart resumption of ties between Tehran and Cairo, but Iranian and Egyptian officials are prudent and vigilant enough to foil such moves and conspiracies.
"We think that the relations between Iran and Egypt are moving the path towards completion. Yet, I should say that many plots have been hatched to deter this move but these plots will prove futile due to the wisdom and huge capacity of the two Muslim Iranian and Egyptian nations," Head of the parliament's National Security and Foreign Policy Commission Alaeddin Boroujerdi told FNA on Monday.
After the collapse of Hosni Mubarak's regime, both Iranian and Egyptian officials voiced their interest in the resumption of diplomatic relations between the two countries and Iran's top diplomat Ali Akbar Salehi officially invited Egypt's newly appointed Foreign Minister Nabil al-Arabi to pay a visit to Tehran.
The invitation letter was submitted to the Egyptian foreign minister during a meeting between Director of Iran's Interest Section in Cairo Mojtaba Amani and al-Arabi.
Egyptian daily, al-Ahram quoted the spokesman of the Egyptian foreign ministry as saying that Salehi in his message had lauded the recently uttered positive remarks by al-Arabi about the promotion of bilateral ties with Iran.
Al-Arabi in his first press conference earlier this month announced Cairo's preparedness to open "a new page with Iran".
The official went on to say that the Egyptian government does not see Iran as an enemy state, noting the two countries have historically rooted relations.
He further stated that establishment of diplomatic ties depends on the Iranian side.
In reply, Salehi also said that Iran is ready to resume relations with Cairo.
"Saudi Arabia has invested over $35bln to control Egypt's satellite channels and to carry out terrorist operations against the police force and the country's security forces," Head of Egypt's Yafa think-tank Rafa't Seyed Ahmad told FNA on Tuesday.
Referring to Saudi Arabia's pressures on Egypt to prevent the resumption of political ties between Cairo and Tehran, he said, "At present 250 Saudi companies are active in Egypt and the UAE has also made huge investments in Egypt" and if Saudi Arabia uses the economic leverage, it could trouble resumption of ties between Iran and Egypt.
"Meantime Egyptian elites and cultured people should keep their eyes open wide and pay attention to the fact that Saudi Wahabites have targeted Egypt and do everything within their possibility to stir tension and chaos in the country.
"Owing to the very same reason, Egypt's interests require resumption and expansion of relations with Iran," he added.
Earlier, a senior Iranian MP had said that the Zionist regime has hatched a plot to thwart resumption of ties between Tehran and Cairo, but Iranian and Egyptian officials are prudent and vigilant enough to foil such moves and conspiracies.
"We think that the relations between Iran and Egypt are moving the path towards completion. Yet, I should say that many plots have been hatched to deter this move but these plots will prove futile due to the wisdom and huge capacity of the two Muslim Iranian and Egyptian nations," Head of the parliament's National Security and Foreign Policy Commission Alaeddin Boroujerdi told FNA on Monday.
After the collapse of Hosni Mubarak's regime, both Iranian and Egyptian officials voiced their interest in the resumption of diplomatic relations between the two countries and Iran's top diplomat Ali Akbar Salehi officially invited Egypt's newly appointed Foreign Minister Nabil al-Arabi to pay a visit to Tehran.
The invitation letter was submitted to the Egyptian foreign minister during a meeting between Director of Iran's Interest Section in Cairo Mojtaba Amani and al-Arabi.
Egyptian daily, al-Ahram quoted the spokesman of the Egyptian foreign ministry as saying that Salehi in his message had lauded the recently uttered positive remarks by al-Arabi about the promotion of bilateral ties with Iran.
Al-Arabi in his first press conference earlier this month announced Cairo's preparedness to open "a new page with Iran".
The official went on to say that the Egyptian government does not see Iran as an enemy state, noting the two countries have historically rooted relations.
He further stated that establishment of diplomatic ties depends on the Iranian side.
In reply, Salehi also said that Iran is ready to resume relations with Cairo.
