Egypt’s Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry participated last week in the Syria peace talks in the Swiss city of Lausanne, invited by US secretary of state John Kerry. Lausanne talks failed to reach a ceasefire agreement or common vision for peace solutions to the Syrian conflicts. However, Zarif said: “Why not Egypt, too?”The Guardian further added that Iran agreed to attend the talks only if Egypt and Iraq participated. The Saudi envoy described Egypt’s voting in favour of the Russian resolution as “painful”. The country is divided into many political factions, as foreign countries are also divided into supporters of the Syrian regime and opposition forces.

Source: Daily News Egypt October 22, 2016 13:18 UTC