Britain will take a more robust approach towards tackling all kinds of extremism, Prime Minister David Cameron said on Thursday, referring to Britian’s review of the Muslim Brotherhood.
Britain will take a more robust approach towards tackling all kinds of extremism, Prime Minister David Cameron said on Thursday, referring to Britian’s review of the Muslim Brotherhood.
“In terms of our review of the Muslim Brotherhood, which we discussed on Thursday, that will be published later in 2015 and I think you will see, as you are already seeing in Britain, a much more robust approach against extremism, against extremism of all kinds, and against those extremists who stop just short of endorsing violence,” Mr Cameron said at a news conference with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi.
Egypt is “completely ready” to work with its partners to protect foreign citizens and wants normal travel to resume as soon as possible, Mr Sisi said.
France plans to deploy its aircraft carrier to support operations against ISIS, President Francois Hollande said on Thursday, bolstering Paris’ firepower in the region amid international efforts to launch Syrian peace talks. The carrier is usually accompanied by an attack submarine, several frigates, refuelling ships, as well as fighter jets and surveillance aircraft.
“The aircraft carrier will enable us to be more efficient in coordination with our allies,” Mr Hollande said at the inauguration of the new defence ministry headquarters in Paris
French warplanes struck their first targets in Syria at the end of September. It was the first country to join the US-led coalition in Iraq and has also provided limited logistical support to Syrian rebels it considers moderate, including Kurds.
His remarks came as Britain pushed for increased airport security measures in Sharm el-Sheikh after a Russian plane crashed shortly after taking off from the Red Sea resort, killing all 224 people on board and raising suspicions it was brought down by a bomb.
“We are completely ready to cooperate with all our friends to make sure that our airport provides the safety and security needed for the people who come to us,” he said at a joint news conference with Mr Cameron.
“We also talked about the actions needed to make sure that this will not have any negative ramifications on the future of tourism in Egypt,” he said a day after Britain suspended flights to and from the resort, with Germany’s Lufthansa following suit on Thursday.
He also expressed hope “that in the soonest time possible, we can restore the normal movement of tourists to Egypt”.
Mr Sisi said that Sharm el-Sheikh airport, where British investigators are probing security measures, had passed a previous inspection requested by Britain.
