Mohamed ElBaradei writes: Has the time for change come in the Arab world?

Former Egyptian vice-president Mohamed ElBaradei called on Arab countries to form a regional security system capable of handling the complex relations existing between neighboring countries, considering at the same time that “the dialogue with Turkey and Iran has become a matter which cannot be postponed “.

This came in an article by a prominent Egyptian politician, former director of the International Atomic Energy Agency, titled “Is Time for Change in the Arab World?”, According to what was reported by “Arabi 21” Sunday evening.

ElBaradei said: “It is of the utmost importance to have an autonomous regional security system that depends on its members and whose capabilities can be trusted to protect us and our interests, and this system must be able to to take the initiative to face complex relations with our neighbors. “

He added: “In this context, the dialogue with Iran and Turkey, with which we share a lot and we strongly disagree with them, is something that cannot be postponed.”

He also stressed that “it is a vital priority to have a unified and clear strategy on how to deal with Israel’s blatant denial of Palestinian rights.”

“We must end the absurd wars and the horrible bloodshed that are crushing our peoples, and we seek to resolve our differences through dialogue and coexistence,” ElBaradei said.

“It is undoubtedly a difficult task, but I hope that we will have the courage and the wisdom to start taking the first steps,” he concluded.

ElBaradei assumed the post of former Egyptian Vice President Adly Mansour (2013-2014) and was among the most prominent figures who witnessed the army’s impeachment of the late Mohamed Morsi, the first democratically elected civilian president from the country.

In August 2013, ElBaradei left Egypt for Austria to protest against the dispersal by the security forces of the sit-ins of Morsi’s supporters in the squares of Rabaa (Cairo) and al-Nahda (Jirah). , which has claimed hundreds of lives, according to an official. statistics, and about 2,000 people, according to other opposition figures.

For the past 7 years, ElBaradei has contented himself with posting tweets on the Twitter platform, criticizing what he has repeatedly called “the marginalization of the opposition and the deterioration of the human rights situation. ” in Egypt.