Egypt’s neutrality makes it a reliable partner for peace in Syria: Russia’s request that Egypt act as mediator on Syria peace talks is a vindication of President Abdel Fattah El Sisi’s multi-polar foreign policy, writes Emad Gad for El Watan. Beyond seeing eye to eye on the basic principle of sovereignty of the state and its institutions, Egypt has proven to be a reliable partner for peace by virtue of it not being a regional pariah such as Qatar or Turkey, as well as its strong relations with the GCC, says Gad.

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