Egypt Parliament approves sending troops outside borders
SANAA, July 21 (YPA) -The Egyptian Parliament on Monday unanimously approved sending troops on combat missions outside the borders to defend Egypt’s national security “in the Arab strategic direction against the actions of armed criminal militias and foreign terrorist elements until the end of the mission of the forces, Alhurra reported.
In a statement after a secret session, the Parliament noted that the Egyptian nation “throughout its history is a nation that advocates peace, but does not accept encroachment or abuse of its rights, and is able to defend itself, its interests and its brothers and neighbors, from any danger or threat.”
The statement stressed that the Egyptian armed forces and their leadership “have the constitutional and legal license to determine when and where to respond to these threats and threats.”
During the session, the Parliament reviewed the outcome of the meeting of the National Defense Council, which was held on Sunday morning under the chairmanship of President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, “and the threats to the state from the Western side, and the threat that this poses to Egypt’s national security.”
Prior to the Egyptian parliament’s decision, Turkey called for an “immediate” halt to any support for the powerful man in eastern Libya, Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar, at the end of a meeting in Ankara that included two ministers from Malta and Libya’s national consensus government.
“It is necessary to immediately stop any form of assistance and support for the Haftar coup, which prevents the achievement of peace, tranquility and security in Libya and its territorial integrity,” Said Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar
“We know that the biggest obstacle to achieving this goal is the Haftar coup,” he said after a meeting brought together the Libyan Interior Minister Fathi Bachagha and Maltese National Security and Home Affairs Minister Byron Camilleri.
The Turkish minister confirmed, according to AFP, that Ankara will continue its cooperation with the Government of National Accord in the field of “training, cooperation and military advice”.
The Turkish minister’s remarks come as the situation in Libya is becoming increasingly tense, with Egypt threatening to intervene militarily if the government forces advance toward the strategic city of Sirte.
Libya, which has Africa’s largest oil reserves, is in conflict with two powers: the UN-recognized Government of National Accord and its headquarters Tripoli and Haftar, which controls the east and part of its south and is backed by the elected parliament and its headquarters in Tobruk.
Turkey supports the al-Wefaq government and deployed military forces to this end, while neighboring Egypt, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Russia, support Haftar.
Turkey’s military intervention was decisive in favoring the government of national accord, which was able to repel the Haftar military operation launched since April 2019 on Tripoli and took control of the north and west of the country.
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