国际英语资讯:Spotlight: Egypt pacifies dispute as Sisi ratifies islands handover deal
<p><span word="CAIRO">CAIRO</span>, <span word="June">June</span> 25-- <span word="Egyptian">Egyptian</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Abdel">Abdel</span> <span word="Fattah">Fattah</span> <span word="al">al</span>-<span word="Sisi">Sisi</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span> <span word="ratified">ratified</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="controversial">controversial</span> <span word="agreement">agreement</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="transfers">transfers</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="largely">largely</span> <span word="uninhabited">uninhabited</span> <span word="Red">Red</span> <span word="Sea">Sea</span> <span word="islands">islands</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Saudi">Saudi</span> <span word="Arabia">Arabia</span>.</p><p>"<span word="President">President</span> <span word="Abdel">Abdel</span> <span word="Fattah">Fattah</span> <span word="al">al</span>-<span word="Sisi">Sisi</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="ratified">ratified</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="maritime">maritime</span> <span word="demarcation">demarcation</span> <span word="agreement">agreement</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Arab">Arab</span> <span word="Republic">Republic</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Egypt">Egypt</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Kingdom">Kingdom</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Saudi">Saudi</span> <span word="Arabia">Arabia</span>," <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cabinet">cabinet</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="statement">statement</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hand">hand</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="Tiran">Tiran</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Sanafir">Sanafir</span> <span word="islands">islands</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="agreed">agreed</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="visit">visit</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Egypt">Egypt</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Saudi">Saudi</span> <span word="King">King</span> <span word="Salman">Salman</span> <span word="bin">bin</span> <span word="Abdulaziz">Abdulaziz</span> <span word="Al">Al</span> <span word="Saud">Saud</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="ago">ago</span> <span word="amid">amid</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="criticism">criticism</span>.</p><p><span word="On">On</span> <span word="June">June</span> 14, <span word="Egypt">Egypt</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="parliament">parliament</span> <span word="voted">voted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="deal">deal</span>, <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="jurisdiction">jurisdiction</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="matter">matter</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="provoked">provoked</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="protests">protests</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="Egyptian">Egyptian</span> <span word="cities">cities</span>.</p><p><span word="However">However</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="legal">legal</span> <span word="battle">battle</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="islands">islands</span>' <span word="status">status</span> <span word="continues">continues</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="court">court</span> <span word="annulling">annulling</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="treaty">treaty</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="upholding">upholding</span> <span word="it">it</span>.</p><p><span word="On">On</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Supreme">Supreme</span> <span word="Constitutional">Constitutional</span> <span word="Court">Court</span> <span word="annulled">annulled</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="rulings">rulings</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="decide">decide</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="July">July</span> 30 <span word="which">which</span> <span word="institution">institution</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="final">final</span> <span word="say">say</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Based">Based</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="president">president</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="ratification">ratification</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="decree">decree</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="enforced">enforced</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="publication">publication</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="gazette">gazette</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Salah">Salah</span> <span word="Fawzy">Fawzy</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="constitutional">constitutional</span> <span word="expert">expert</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="agreement">agreement</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="law">law</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="uninhabited">uninhabited</span> <span word="islands">islands</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="Saudi">Saudi</span> <span word="sovereignty">sovereignty</span>," <span word="Fawzy">Fawzy</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Xinhua">Xinhua</span>.</p><p><span word="Both">Both</span> <span word="countries">countries</span>' <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="ministries">ministries</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="exchange">exchange</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="documents">documents</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="ratification">ratification</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="copy">copy</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="agreement">agreement</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="sent">sent</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="office">office</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="UN">UN</span> <span word="General">General</span> <span word="Secretary">Secretary</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="preserve">preserve</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="rights">rights</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="added">added</span>.</p>
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