Tuesday, July 30, 2013

EU's top diplomat meets with detained Morsi in Egypt

The European Union's top diplomat said Tuesday after meeting with deposed Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi that he is well, and that she urged all those she met with on the need to move forward peacefully following his ouster nearly a month ago.
It was Morsi's first contact with the outside world since he was toppled in a military coup on July 3.
Morsi's status has emerged as a source of contention between Egypt's interim leaders and the international community, with human rights groups insisting he either be charged or released.
EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton also called for an inclusive political process going ahead and an end to the violence that has left the Arab world's most populous nation deeply divided between opponents and supporters of the ousted Islamist leader.
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