El-Baz denies Egyptian mediation between Israel, Syria

The Egyptian president's political advisor, Osama El-Baz, denied that there is any Egyptian mediation between Israel and Syria. In press statements, El-Baz said Egypt does not arrange meetings between the two sides, pointing out that Egypt supports Syria's stance toward achieving a just and permanent peace through the decisions of international legitimacy, the Madrid terms of reference and the land-for-peace principal. El-Baz also stressed that Egypt can never provoke the Palestinians against peace as claimed by former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.