Egypt's army not to meddle in domestic affairs of other countries

A well-placed military source said the Egyptian army would not interfere in the domestic affairs of any foreign or Arab country, state-run MENA news agency reported Sunday. "The Egyptian army won't interfere in the internal affairs of other countries, and won't be dragged in(to) regional struggles," the source was quoted as saying. "The capabilities and potentials of the Egyptian army are employed only to protect Egypt and its national security," the source added. The remarks were made a day after Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi said the Egyptian leadership, its people and army are in support of the Syrian people. On Saturday, Morsi announced the severance of ties with Syria, closure of the Syrian embassy in Cairo and withdrawal of the Egyptian charge d'affaires from Damascus. "I do not understand if Morsi means that the Egyptian army would help in providing the opposition fighters with arms and training like the United States decided to do," Momen Kouifatie, a Cairo-based Syrian exile and opposition figure, told Xinhua following Morsi's speech.