Egypt committed to maintaining peace treaty with IsraelSeptember 12, 2011 - 13:13 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Egypt is committed to maintaining its peace treaty with Israel, a top Egyptian official said following an attack on the Israeli embassy in Cairo a day before, adding that Egypt would reinstate emergency protest laws which had been cancelled at the onset of Egyptian protests against former President Hosni Mubarak, Haaretz reported. Last weekend Egypt raised its national alertness level following a severe nighttime incident, as thousands of Egyptian protesters attacked the Israeli embassy in Cairo, resulting in the evacuation of dozens of Israeli diplomats. A governmental source said that Egyptian Prime Minister Essam Sharaf was holding an emergency meeting with several cabinet members as well as members of Egypt's ruling military council to discuss the night's events. Coming out of that meeting, Egypt's Information Minister Osama Heikal assured that Egypt was committed to all of the international treaties to which it is a signatory, adding Cairo's commitment to securing the safety of all diplomats assigned to the country. "Everything that happened is a gross violation of the law, and one cannot call the perpetrators of the act as either brave or patriotic," Heikal said, adding that "What happened severely injured Egypt's pride as well as its international standing, and that is not something we can accept." Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads. Partner news | Government reveals details from Pashinyan’s meeting in border village Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with a group of residents of a border village in Armenia’s northern Tavush province Narek Manasyan wins European Boxing Championships silver for Armenia Armenia’s Narek Manasyan (92kg) won Armenia’s second silver medal at the European Boxing Championships 2024 on April 28. Blinken urges Azerbaijan to continue negotiations with Armenia Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has urged Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to continue negotiations with Armenia. Pashinyan, Blinken talk Armenia-U.S. ties over the phone Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a phone conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on April 28, Pashinyan’s office reports. |