{"id":4107,"date":"2026-10-05T10:14:09","date_gmt":"2026-10-05T07:14:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailybusiness.info\/?p=4107"},"modified":"2026-10-05T10:14:09","modified_gmt":"2026-10-05T07:14:09","slug":"egypt-responds-to-ethiopias-accusations-of-meddling-in-its-political-affairs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailybusiness.info\/?p=4107","title":{"rendered":"Egypt responds to Ethiopia\u2019s accusations of meddling in its political affairs"},"content":{"rendered":"<div role=\"main\" id=\"content\">\n<article id=\"the-post\">\n<div>\n<figure><img fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"780\" height=\"470\" src=\"https:\/\/amayei.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/210630175329-ethiopia-tigray-tank-02-26-2021-780x470.webp\" alt data-main-img=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"><figcaption> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t EDUARDO SOTERAS\/AFP\/AFP via Getty Images \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span>Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty stressed on Saturday that Egypt has not interfered in Ethiopia\u2019s internal affairs, and stressed that respect for state sovereignty and non-interference in internal matters are fundamental principles of Egypt\u2019s foreign policy.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Speaking to \u201cAl-Qahera News\u201d channel, Abdelatty explained that \u201cEgypt has no involvement in what is happening inside Ethiopia,\u201d and stressed that blaming external parties for internal crises is unacceptable and does not contribute to achieving desired stability.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The Foreign Minister added that Ethiopian statements linking domestic developments to external parties represent an attempt to divert attention from the situation within Ethiopia and to evade the internal crises the country is facing.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Escalating diplomatic tensions<\/h3>\n<p><span>Abdelatty\u2019s remarks follow <a href=\"https:\/\/dailybusiness.info\/\">escalating diplomatic tensions<\/a> between Cairo and Addis Ababa, after Ethiopia on Thursday declared a member of the Egyptian embassy in Addis Ababa persona non grata and gave him 48 hours to leave the country \u2013 without disclosing why.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Egypt responded with a similar measure, declaring a counselor at the Ethiopian embassy in Cairo persona non grata and giving him 48 hours to leave the country.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>A well-informed Egyptian source on Saturday confirmed that Cairo refuses to be dragged into Ethiopia\u2019s internal crisis, noting that Egyptian foreign policy is grounded in respect for state sovereignty, non-interference in internal affairs, and a commitment to good-neighborly relations.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The source also criticized what it described as attempts to divert attention from the \u201ctrue internal motives\u201d behind the events in Ethiopia, asserting that this will not help calm the situation in an African nation that requires the support of African Union institutions to break free from cycles of conflict.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The African Union meanwhile issued a statement calling on <a href=\"https:\/\/dailybusiness.info\/\">Egypt, Ethiopia, and Eritrea<\/a> to exercise restraint, de-escalate tensions, and resolve disputes through diplomatic channels and peaceful dialogue\u2014a move that surprised an Egyptian source, who viewed the statement as dragging Cairo into an issue described as an internal Ethiopian affair.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>EDUARDO SOTERAS\/AFP\/AFP via Getty Images Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty stressed on Saturday that Egypt has not interfered in Ethiopia\u2019s internal affairs, and stressed that respect for state sovereignty and non-interference in internal matters are fundamental principles of Egypt\u2019s foreign policy. Speaking to \u201cAl-Qahera News\u201d channel, Abdelatty explained that \u201cEgypt has no involvement in what [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":4108,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4107","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.8 (Yoast SEO v28.2) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Egypt responds to Ethiopia\u2019s accusations of meddling in its political affairs - daily business egypt<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/dailybusiness.info\/?p=4107\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Egypt responds to Ethiopia\u2019s accusations of meddling in its political affairs\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"EDUARDO SOTERAS\/AFP\/AFP via Getty Images Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty stressed on Saturday that Egypt has not interfered in Ethiopia\u2019s internal affairs, and stressed that respect for state sovereignty and non-interference in internal matters are fundamental principles of Egypt\u2019s foreign policy. 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