Reuters: Egypt Says It Does Not Want War as Tension Grows With Sudan
CAIRO (Reuters) - President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said on Monday Egypt is not conspiring against its neighbors and has no intention to fight, a reference to growing tension with Sudan.
Relations have deteriorated in recent weeks, including over a Sudan-Turkey naval agreement that angered Cairo and an ongoing dispute over a dam Ethiopia is building on the Nile river that runs through all three countries.
In the latest move, Sudan recalled its ambassador to Egypt without saying when he might be back.
"Let's always look for peace and development, our people need that. They don't need us arguing and entering conflict," Sisi said at an inauguration of new projects in the province of Monofeya.
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More News On The Growing Tensions Between Egypt and Sudan/Ethiopia Over The Nile River
'Egypt doesn't conspire or fight against its brothers': President Sisi tells Sudan and Ethiopia -- Ahram Online
Egypt's leader seeks to defuse tension with Sudan, Ethiopia -- SF Chronicle/AP
'Egypt Does Not Conspire Against Anyone': Sisi on Tensions With Sudan -- Al-Bawaba
Egypt's Sisi denies conspiring against Sudan, Ethiopia -- Xinhuanet
What is going on between Egypt and Sudan? -- Sudan Tribune
Fog of War Looms over Egyptian-Sudanese Relations -- The North Africa Post
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