At the "Pan Asian Community Member Summit", Li Pingko proposed to use market integration to promote economic integration based on common security, and then rely on comprehensive economic cooperation to promote common defense and foreign policy, and more effectively safeguard the interests of all member states.

This is definitely not empty talk, but a real thing.

You should know that economic competition among regions has long replaced economic competition among countries. Any small country dependent on a large country is unable to formulate a separate economic policy, and its fundamental interests must be protected by the large country, otherwise there will be no say on the international stage. [bsp;   The means to safeguard economic interests are defense and foreign policy.

In this way, if you want to safeguard common economic interests, you must adopt a common defense and foreign policy, rather than doing your own things, nor do you have their own way.

As for establishing a political community, that is a much longer time.

To put it simply, only after the economic, diplomatic and defense community institutions begin to play their role can there be a foundation for establishing a political community.

The conference was held for a week and achieved satisfactory results.

At the last meeting, nine established member states agreed to accept Thailand, Indonesia and Sri Lanka as members, and at the second summit, they discussed requests for alliances between the Philippines, India and Nepal, while Egypt and Oman were upgraded to observers.

During this period, Mu Haoyang had three private meetings with Egyptian military representatives.

Because Egypt has been upgraded to an observer, there is no longer any problem with military aid. The key is whether Egypt is willing to accept the aid plan proposed by China, that is, China will send a military advisory team to reform Egypt's military institutions and establish a new combat system.

This is undoubtedly a very critical issue.

After the three talks, Egyptian military representatives did not make concessions.

Mu Haoyang also understands this very well.

If we accept China's aid plan, it means that reforms must be carried out completely in accordance with China's standards, which will inevitably pose a threat to the interests of many people. You must know that when Huang Zhibo carried out military reform, he moved many people's cakes. If it were not for the full support of the senior management, he would have failed long ago. Compared with China's environment at that time, the Egyptian leaders lacked sufficient prestige and needed support, especially the support of grassroots officers and soldiers of the army. If the problems arising from proper reforms are not allowed, then failure is predictable.

In fact, even Mu Haoyang felt that Egypt did not have the basis for comprehensive military reform.

The reason is very simple. Egypt has not experienced the test of war for almost fifty years. Neither the current or the politicians who may become national leaders in the future have enough prestige, and it is unlikely that they will gain allegiance and support from the army. Blindly carrying out reforms will inevitably be a dead end.

The problem is that if Egypt does not carry out reforms, it will never be able to unify the Arab world.

In response to this issue, Mu Haoyang flew to Cairo on October 10 to meet with Egyptian President Najaf.

Because I have been to Egypt several times before, met Najaf several times, and asked Li Mingyang for information, Mu Haoyang has a relatively in-depth understanding of the president.

In a sense, Najaf is Egypt's most prestigious president in nearly two decades.

As a direct descendant of Nasser, Najaf's family background is very strong. What is unique is that Najaf did not go directly to politics, but joined the army first. When he retired, he was already an armored colonel of the Egyptian Army. He led the work of introducing new main battle tanks from China and was very prestigious in the army. Influenced by his military career, after Najaf entered politics, he was not only clear-minded and honest, but also maintained his usual tough style. After being elected president, Najaf visited various grassroots troops continuously and attached great importance to the construction of the troops, especially the treatment of officers and soldiers. These all won him the support of the troops, especially the grassroots troops, and also made him a famous military and political strongman in the Middle East.

The problem is that this also sets up many enemies for Najaf.

You should know that before he became president, Egypt pursued a pro-US policy for decades, and most of the senior management had extraordinary relations with the United States, from the government to the military. Not to mention anything else, Najaf suffered losses in arms procurement policy.

For this reason, Najaf was also physically threatened.

In early 2033, shortly after being elected president, Najaf was assassinated. Fortunately, the loyal captain of the presidential guard blocked the bullet for him. This unsuccessful assassination not only did not scare Najaf away, but also allowed him to seize the opportunity to carry out a major military and political purge. That year, 38 generals and 27 senior officials were tried by the Egyptian Supreme Court for charges of corruption and bribery. Eleven of them were sentenced to death, twenty-three were sentenced to life imprisonment, and the rest were sentenced to more than ten years of imprisonment and imprisonment.

However, Najaf's iron-fisted means have not fundamentally eliminated domestic conflicts.

To be precise, his approach can only intensify contradictions, but cannot eliminate them.

Mu Haoyang has to admire Najaf, but he also knows very well that if this hardliner politician has been dealing with domestic conflicts like this, his fate will not be much better.

"His Excellency President, my suggestion is that your country's military reform should be discussed for a long time." After the translator said that, Mu Haoyang said, "In the past decade, your country's military construction has achieved gratifying results, and your army has sufficient ability to defend national security. For a more ambitious purpose, you must have enough patience, rather than rushing to achieve success, and you should not carry out reforms regardless of consequences."

"General, you have to know our situation."

Mu Haoyang didn't speak. His English was pretty good, at least he could understand it, but it was a bit laborious to speak.

"It is undeniable that we have received great help from your country. Without your support, we will never be able to build a legion that can defeat the enemy." Nasser paused, giving Mu Haoyang enough time to understand his words, and then said, "It's a pity that our enemies are very powerful and the time left for us is very limited. In this round of major international changes, we have both opportunities and challenges. Although I believe in the security commitments you make, and there are enough reasons to believe that your country has the strength to protect Egypt, but who can guarantee that Israel has destroyed all nuclear warheads? If our national security is fatally threatened, we can only fight, rather than spending time on whether to carry out reforms, nor watching the enemy grow."

“Reform will definitely be underway, it just takes more time.”

“The problem is, we don’t have more time.”

Mu Haoyang frowned, feeling that Najaf had something to say.

"I have received reliable news that Israel will expand its military strength from next year and is likely to have hidden several nuclear warheads."

"this……"

Najaf pressed his hand and said, "This is not the biggest threat. If the security of the United States is not enough to make Israel feel safe, then we will be very likely to be attacked."

"President, I don't doubt your words, just..."

"Do you think it's incomprehensible?" Najaf's eyes stayed on Mu Haoyang for a few seconds, and said, "The assassination three years ago was planned by Mossad. In the eyes of the Israelites, I am the biggest threat. I believe you also know that if I am assassinated, I am afraid that Egypt will not be able to pose a threat to Israel in the next few decades, and it is even more impossible to unite the entire Arab world."

Mu Haoyang did not speak because he also obtained the information provided by Li Mingyang.

In name, the assassination against Najaf in 2033 was planned by Egyptian anti-government organizations, but there is enough intelligence to prove that the Israeli intelligence agency Mossad is the real mastermind behind the scenes, and Egyptian anti-government organizations are nothing more than puppets.

The purpose of the Israeli intelligence agency assassination of Najaf is to prevent Najaf from promoting great Arabism.

Although Mossad restrained after the failure of the assassination, there are enough reasons to believe that as long as Najaf firmly promotes military reforms, Israel will not be lenient.

What is even more unquestionable is that it is unlikely that a second Najaf will appear in Egypt.

After pondering for a while, Mu Haoyang breathed a sigh of relief and said, "His Excellency President, the Head of State has ordered me to do everything possible to help your country carry out military reforms, so I will act completely according to your wishes. To put it bluntly, as long as I am in Egypt, I will serve you."

"General, your help will be remembered by every Egyptian."

Mu Haoyang forced a smile and said, "His Excellency President, what do you want me to do?"

Najaf did not rush to speak, but pondered for a while before saying, "At the end of the year, I will visit Damascus and give advice to the Syrian president."

“What suggestions?”

"With our two countries as the axis, re-establish the Arab League. Of course, there must be a prerequisite."

“Help Syria regain the Golan Heights?”

Najaf nodded and said, "This is the only way to convince the Syrian president and the Syrian people. Only by regaining the Golan Heights can we prove that we have the ability to challenge Israel and eliminate Zionism, and there is also a reason to convince other Arab countries that establishing a unified Arab state is the basis for safeguarding Arab interests and realizing the rejuvenation of the Arab nation."

Mu Haoyang didn't speak because he knew what Najaf would say next.

"Of course, I will not make too high demands." Najaf looked at Mu Haoyang and said, "The help provided by the general will be the key factor in our victory, so we must complete the military reform as soon as possible and formulate several military plans that can be implemented."

"this……"

"Maybe, this is beyond your responsibility, and I can raise it to your head of state."

"I will consider your suggestions, Your Excellency President, but I think it's too early to talk about war, after all, we are facing an enemy that has never failed."

Mu Haoyang used "we", which made Najaf very happy.

In Najaf's view, it seems that Mu Haoyang's attitude is more important. After all, among the well-known generals today, Mu Haoyang has the highest reputation.
Chapter completed!