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Egypt's Foreign Minister: Terrorism by any side should be part of Syria discussion

In an interview with Al-Monitor, Egyptian Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy said that a political solution to build a new Syria should be prioritized over terrorism concerns.
Egyptian Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy speaks during an interview with Reuters at his office in Cairo November 2, 2013. Fahmy said on Saturday that Egypt would look beyond the United States to meet its security needs and warned Washington that it could no longer ignore popular demands in a changed Arab world. Picture taken November 2, 2013. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany (EGYPT - Tags: POLITICS) - RTX14YFK

Montreux, Switzerland: Egyptian Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy told Al-Monitor that "the maximum" the plenary session of the Geneva II conference on Syria can achieve here January 22 is for the "international community and the parties to express their support for a political resolution to this conflict."

Fahmy, who served as Egypt's ambassador to the United States from 1999-2008, spoke to Al-Monitor's Andrew Parasiliti and Laura Rozen on Tuesday night at his hotel in Montreaux on the eve of the international conference.

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