Historian: Britons hated strong ties between Egypt and France
Pierre Branda, a leading historian specialized in the history of
the French empire, said Britain has hated the strong ties between France and
Egypt, and has tried a lot to intervene to weaken such ties.
These strong ties have led the French communicate with the
Egyptian rulers to dig the Suez Canal, Branda told a seminar held by the Center for Middle East Studies in Paris (CEMO),
headed by Egyptian MP Dr. Abdel Rahim Ali.
The seminar focuses on cooperation
between Europe and non-European Mediterranean states, including Egypt, in the
fight against terrorism; illegal immigration; education, and water.
The seminar is held on the sidelines
of the Two Mediterranean Banks summit which is held in Marseilles on June 23
and 24.
CEMO takes the opportunity of the
summit to open discussion on the issues that cause problems between countries
on the two banks of the Mediterranean.
Apart from the Arab-Israeli
conflict, which stands behind most of the violence in our world today, the Arab
Spring came to wreak disaster on the world and widen the scope of problems in
it.
