(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - Speaker of the Egyptian parliament Mohamed Al-Katatni said he refused to receive a letter sent by Knesset speaker Reuven Rivlin inviting him to visit Israel and address the Knesset.
This came in remarks posted on Katatni's twitter page as Israeli fears keep rising regarding its relations with Egypt, which have started to go downhill publically since the Islamic parties achieved a landslide victory in the parliamentary election.
The speaker of the Turkish parliament Cemil Çiçek had rejected on Wednesday a similar invitation from the Knesset speaker and said he could not visit Israel under the strained relations between the two sides.
Rivlin expressed hope that the new Egyptian speaker of the parliament could visit Israel and at the same time he hoped to visit Cairo soon.
He told the Hebrew radio that the peace between Israel and Egypt stemmed from the common interest of the two peoples and the mutual relations would keep bearing fruit for both parties.
He also expressed Israel's fears of losing its allies because of the Islamic awakening in Arab countries.
The Israeli ministry of foreign affairs also issued a few days ago a statement offering its cooperation with the new Egyptian leaders, but the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt responded by stating that it rejects any kind of collaboration or dialog with the Israeli occupation.
The Muslim Brotherhood made it clear that it can never change or negotiate its position against Israel as an occupation force.
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This came in remarks posted on Katatni's twitter page as Israeli fears keep rising regarding its relations with Egypt, which have started to go downhill publically since the Islamic parties achieved a landslide victory in the parliamentary election.
The speaker of the Turkish parliament Cemil Çiçek had rejected on Wednesday a similar invitation from the Knesset speaker and said he could not visit Israel under the strained relations between the two sides.
Rivlin expressed hope that the new Egyptian speaker of the parliament could visit Israel and at the same time he hoped to visit Cairo soon.
He told the Hebrew radio that the peace between Israel and Egypt stemmed from the common interest of the two peoples and the mutual relations would keep bearing fruit for both parties.
He also expressed Israel's fears of losing its allies because of the Islamic awakening in Arab countries.
The Israeli ministry of foreign affairs also issued a few days ago a statement offering its cooperation with the new Egyptian leaders, but the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt responded by stating that it rejects any kind of collaboration or dialog with the Israeli occupation.
The Muslim Brotherhood made it clear that it can never change or negotiate its position against Israel as an occupation force.
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