Egypt rejects EU calls for compromise on Qatar dispute

‘Egypt’s Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry has rejected a call by the European Union for a compromise between a quartet of Arab states, which includes Egypt, and Qatar in a dispute that could potentially undermine Western governments’ interest in the Persian Gulf region.
“It is not an issue of compromise, we cannot compromise with any form of terrorism, we cannot compromise or enter into any form of negotiations,” Shoukry said Tuesday after talks with EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini in Brussels, referring to allegations of Qatar’s support for terrorism which made Egypt, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain last month to cut ties to Doha.
Shoukry again accused Qatar of supporting terrorist groups by allowing certain groups to promote their activity via the gas-rich nation’s powerful media machine.’
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