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EU High Representative Catherine Ashton
BRUSSELS, July 16 (KUNA) -- EU High Representative Catherine Ashton
announced tonight that she will visit Egypt on Wednesday for talks with senior
leaders on the developments in the country.
Ashton in a statement said she will meet with interim President Adly
Mansour, interim Prime Minister Hezam Beblawi and other members of the interim
government, and will hold talks with other political forces and
representatives of civil society.
"I am going to Egypt to reinforce our message that there must be a fully
inclusive political process, taking in all groups which support democracy,"
she said.
"I will underline that Egypt needs to return as rapidly as possible to its
democratic transition. The EU is determined to help the Egyptian people on
their journey to a better future of real freedom and economic growth," added
the EU foreign policy chief. (end)
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