Moussa: Bright Star maneuvers not to contain Iraq

Egyptian Foreign Minister Amr Moussa denied yesterday what was raised about directing the Bright Star military maneuvers to contain Iraq, saying that there is no relation between the maneuvers and Iraq.

He added that Egyptian national security is decided by Egypt. This came in reply to reports about the maneuver as harming Egyptian national security.

Moussa also commented on statements by US Secretary of Defense William Cohen about the importance of creating military cooperation between Egypt and Israel, saying that no speech about military cooperation between Egypt and Israel is raised.

He added that the military aspect between the two countries is based on means of dealing with the Israeli nuclear armament topic and the peace process.