Damascus Urges Egypt to Adopt Clear Stance on Syria .

Damascus Urges Egypt to Adopt Clear Stance on Syria.(Fars). Syria's National Reconciliation Minister Ali Heydar called on Egyptian officials to adopt a transparent stance on the developments in Syria before taking an initiative and offering peace plans to the international community. "Before any other action, Egypt should declare its stance on armed groups to their backers and supporters directly and transparently," Heydar told the media in a press conference here in Tehran on Monday.
He pointed to the recent peace plan presented by Egyptian President Mohammad Mursi and Iran's support for the plan, and said, "I have had a meeting with Egyptian charge d'affaires and when he was speaking of Egypt's willingness to play a role in the national reconciliation in Syria, I gave him a clear response: Egypt or any other country that wants to play a role in this regard should keep a specific distance from all groups."
The Syrian minister said Egypt should inform those states which support armed groups of its stance towards the rebels and terrorists, and added, "We differentiate those countries which offer solutions to the Syrian crisis from those states which make a decision in this regard." "Thus, we have had no talks with senior Syrian officials about Egypt's plan," he said.
During the summit of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), which was held on August 14-15 in Mecca, Egyptian President Mohammad Mursi proposed the formation of the contact group on the situation in Syria. In a nutshell, Mursi has rejected the stratagem for 'regime change' in Syria by the United States in alliance with Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Qatar (with Israel standing in the shade for undertaking covert operations). Analysts say that the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) resolution later this week will confirm Egyptian President Mohammad Mursi's proposal on Syria.Read the full story here.