Egypt: Israel
Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
Mike Freer (Finchley and Golders Green, Conservative)
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what representations he has made to the Government of Egypt on the Egypt-Israel peace treaty.
Alistair Burt (Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Afghanistan/South Asia, counter terrorism/proliferation, North America, Middle East and North Africa), Foreign and Commonwealth Office; North East Bedfordshire, Conservative)
Throughout the period of transition we have pressed the Egyptian authorities to respect the existing obligations already agreed by Egypt.
We want Egypt to continue to act as a force for regional peace and stability, including by maintaining a productive relationship with Israel. We were encouraged by Dr Mohammed Morsi's first speech as the new President of Egypt on