Al Orabi praises Putin’s visit to Egypt

Egyptian parliamentarian Mohamed Al Orabi praised the visit conducted by Russian President Vladimir Putin to Cairo, saying that the visit reflects the realization of the world leader of the importance of the role performed by Egypt during the current period on both regional and international level.

He underlined profound Egyptian-Russian relations and said his country seeks to expand relations with Egypt in the various fields, saying that historical relations between the two countries are deeply-rooted.

He stressed that Tourist companies in Egypt are not the only ones affected by the suspension of Russian flights but also Russian tourist companies are suffering. He added that Thousands of Russians are working in the field of tourism with Egypt and they are pressuring the Russian government to resume flights to Egypt.

Egyptian parliamentarian Mohamed Al-Orabi revealed that the major reasons behind the latest Aqsa crisis are the Palestinian division, Arab weakness, absence of American desire to resolve the problem and the Israeli hardline position towards the Palestinians.

He added that the Arab position from the latest developments witnessed in Aqsa Mosque was not at the required level, saying that the Arab countries need a better movement away from statements of condemnation and condemnation of Jerusalem's violations by Israelis.

The Egyptian parliamentarian, who served as Egypt’s Foreign Minister in 2011, added, “We need international action from countries that have a weight in the region and have influence in the international resolution such as Egypt, Jordan and the United States of America.”

The former Foreign Minister stressed the need to direct all efforts for the intervention of the UN Security Council in this crisis to stop the Israeli border. He underestimated the results of the latest Arab Parliamentary Union Meeting.

He added that what the Arab Parliamentary Union has done to address other parliaments and Israel has not taken note of its recommendations. Ambassador Mohammed Al-Orabi confirmed that it was not only statements of condemnation and condemnation of what was happening, but the correct pressure is to oblige international organizations to force Israel to abandon its hostile policy against the Palestinian people.

Regarding the state of division among the Palestinian factions, especially between the Fatah and Hamas movements, MP Mohammed al-Orabi said during the interview: "This reinforces the Israeli saying," We do not know how to deal with it. "Therefore, the continuation of the conflict and the betrayal among the Palestinian factions is in the interest of Israel. Continued violations against the Palestinian people.