Political Islam poses dangers to France, says Lombardi
A geostrategic affairs specialist referred today to statements by French President Emmanuel Macron in which he said it would be difficult to change conditions in the Middle East region.
Roland Lombardi
added that France cared primarily about its national interests when dealing
with the issues of the region.
He added at a
seminar organized by the Center for Middle East Studies in Paris (CEMO) on
dialogue between the two banks of the Mediterranean that these national
interests were focused on the actual situation on the ground in the region and
also on political Islam in France.
"We have to
counter political Islam as we do other groups because it poses danger to
us," Lombardi said.
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.
