Brotherhood's Bayoumi: Egypt 'Will Not Turn Its Back' on US
In an interview, Deputy Supreme Guide of the Muslim Brotherhood Rashad al-Bayoumi addressed Egyptian-US relations, Egypt's economy and President Morsi's position on the Syrian crisis.
Deputy Supreme Guide of the Muslim Brotherhood Rashad al-Bayoumi stressed that under President Mohammed Morsi, Egypt will not turn its back on the United States; however, at the same time, it wants to deal with the United States based on a mutual relationship, far removed from the policy of "leader and subordinate" that prevailed under the previous regime.
During an exclusive interview with Al-Monitor's Adnan Abu Amer at the Muslim Brotherhood's headquarters in the Mokattam neighborhood of Cairo, Bayoumi indicated that the Sinai would remain a point of vulnerability for Egypt's security. He called for reconstruction in the Sinai and revival of the economic situation for the region's residents.
Bayoumi, who is a geology professor and spent 17 years in prison, clarified that Morsi's position on the Syrian crisis had not changed. He maintains the need to stop the bloodshed and emphasized that Assad should step down from power.
Here is the full text of the interview:
