CAIRO - Egyptian President “Iran is trying to gain support in Iraq and in the region and I say to all: don’t touch Iraq,” said Mubarak in remarks carried by the Egyptian weekly Al Osboa. “Iraq is capable of maintaining its unity if the regional and international forces stop interfering in its affairs. But if the current situation continues, the fear is that Iraq will be transformed into warring states.”
“The situation in Iraq is regrettable, and is getting worse, the divisions are increasing and Iraq is experiencing a kind of civil war,” Mubarak added. Such a conflict would “threaten to partition the country, and this is a danger for the national security and the Arab identity”.
“Those looking to destroy the region must understand that the dangers of partition (of Iraq) will have negative repercussions on the whole world,” he added, noting that “sectarian or ethnic wars are a threat to oil resources.”