DJI 15,520 -0.01% | S&P 1,685 +0.04% | NASDAQ 3,616 +0.48% | EGX30 5,326 +0.76% EGYPT POLITICS - The European Union’s foreign policy chief called for a political process in Egypt that includes all parties, as supporters and opponents of ex-President Mohamed Mursi failed to agree on steps to end the past month’s turmoil. Catherine Ashton became the first foreign official to meet Mursi after his July 3 ouster by the army. She said the Islamist leader was well and “we were able to talk about the need to move forward.” Mursi has been held in an undisclosed location, and Ashton said she didn’t know where the meeting occurred. The EU diplomat also held talks with Defense Minister Abdelfatah al-Seesi and officials from the interim government backed by the army. She told a press conference in Cairo that she had urged all sides “to think very carefully about how you include everybody” in Egypt’s political future. On another note, President Obama asked two key Republican senators to tell Egyptian military leaders in person their country must quickly shift to democracy, one senator said.
Posted on: Wed, 31 Jul 2013 07:17:58 +0000
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