Press TV- Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi says his country supports a "united Syria" and a political resolution to�the foreign-sponsored militancy that has ravaged the Arab country for six years and killed thousands of people.
�Speaking of Egypt's stance on Syria, we want a united Syria, a political agreement to resolve the crisis, and reconstruction of Syria. [We do] not want to leave the Syrian people at the hands of terrorist groups,� Sisi said at a joint press conference with German Chancellor Angela Merkel�in the Egyptian capital Cairo on Thursday.
The Egyptian leader also called for adopting a "clear and firm position" vis-�-vis "the sponsors of terrorism in the region."

In October last year,�the Damascus government called on�Egypt to lend its support to�the fight against terrorists in the region.

During a meeting between Major General Ali Mamlouk, the head of Syria�s National Security Bureau, and senior Egyptian intelligence officials, including Major General�Khaled Fawzy, the director of the Egyptian General Intelligence Directorate, the two sides reached an agreement on �coordinating political standpoints� and improving bilateral �cooperation in the combat against terrorism.�

Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry�announced in September that Cairo and Riyadh, one of the main sponsors of terrorism in the region,�did�not share common views on�the ongoing Syrian crisis.

Shoukry stated that terrorist groups cannot remain in Syria if peace is to be achieved in the conflict-stricken Arab country.

While Saudi Arabia and its allies in the Persian Gulf region, particularly Qatar, are financially and militarily supporting extremists fighting to unseat Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, Egyptian officials have reiterated that the�crisis�in�Syria�can�only�be solved�through political means.

Earlier, the top Egyptian diplomat had underlined the importance of the resumption of�Syria talks during the International Syria Support Group (ISSG) meeting in New York, and called for attempts to accelerate a comprehensive ceasefire in the Middle Eastern country.

Shoukry�had also stated that major powers should put in more efforts and indiscriminately target terrorist elements and organizations.