Sisi rejects harming Saudi security and sea lanes in graduation address

Sisi, at a police academy graduation Thursday, said Egypt rejects any harm to Saudi Arabia's security and to sea lanes.

• Sisi said targeting Saudi Arabia touches Egyptian and Arab national security and stressed reducing escalation.
• Sisi said risks exist on Egypt's southern and western borders and that Cairo worked to avoid conflict in Sudan.
• Sisi said stability in Sudan, Libya, and Gaza is a requirement of Arab and Egyptian national security.
• Sisi said that in all meetings and calls with Netanyahu since 2014 he maintained that establishing a Palestinian state would benefit everyone.
• Sisi said Egypt was keen to prevent the outbreak of a war between Iran, Israel, and the United States.
• Sisi said Netanyahu asked why Egypt arms itself, and he replied Egypt has never viewed Israeli power as a threat.
• Sisi said Egypt arms itself because the turbulent region needs strength to preserve peace, and that Netanyahu was not convinced.
• Sisi said Egypt repeatedly intervened to resolve the crisis between Sudan's army and the Rapid Support Forces, though it cannot achieve all desired outcomes.