Egypt has announced it will not be attending next month's G8 summit in the US...
[Foreign Minister Ahmad Mahir] said Arab identity should not be dissolved into a US-backed Greater Middle East Initiative (GMEI) and that other Arab states attending the Group of Eight meeting would make that clear.
The US initiative, designed to counter growing Islamist movements, was also criticised as an attempt to impose reform from abroad while not addressing key regional issues such as the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.
Other Arab countries to pass on the summit may include Tunisia and Qatar.
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[Foreign Minister Ahmad Mahir] said Arab identity should not be dissolved into a US-backed Greater Middle East Initiative (GMEI) and that other Arab states attending the Group of Eight meeting would make that clear.
The US initiative, designed to counter growing Islamist movements, was also criticised as an attempt to impose reform from abroad while not addressing key regional issues such as the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.
Other Arab countries to pass on the summit may include Tunisia and Qatar.
....but hey, do what you want....you will anyway.
