Egypt denies involvement in Ethiopia's internal affairs, says foreign minister
Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty rejected claims that Cairo is responsible for Ethiopia's internal crises, stressing Egypt's non-interference policy.
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AIEgyptian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Migration Badr Abdelatty has rejected claims that Egypt is responsible for events inside Ethiopia, stressing that Cairo has no involvement in Ethiopia's internal crises and that such issues should be resolved domestically, without attributing blame to external parties.
In remarks to Cairo News, Abdelatty said that non-interference in other countries' internal affairs is a fundamental principle of Egyptian foreign policy, emphasizing Egypt's commitment to this stance.
The minister described blaming external parties for internal crises as "unacceptable and incorrect," explaining that this approach does not help achieve the desired stability.
Abdelatty linked recent Ethiopian statements to what he sees as attempts to deflect from the country's internal challenges, stressing that addressing these issues requires domestic solutions rather than holding other countries or parties responsible.
The minister's position comes amid repeated Egyptian assertions of rejecting interference in other nations' internal affairs and refraining from commenting on developments within Ethiopia, while underscoring respect for international law and the UN Charter.