Foreign mediation 'failed in Egypt'

Written By Unknown on Rabu, 07 Agustus 2013 | 18.19

7 August 2013 Last updated at 06:54 ET

Egypt's interim presidency says international efforts to resolve the political crisis which followed the deposing of Mohammed Morsi have failed.

Interim head of state Adly Mansour and his backers in the military have been talking to diplomats from the US, EU, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates.

More than 250 people have been killed in political unrest since Mr Morsi was ousted on 3 July after street protests.

Two US senators on Tuesday called for mediation with his Muslim Brotherhood.

But the Egyptian presidency declared in a statement that the "phase of diplomatic efforts has ended today".

"These efforts have not achieved the hoped for results," it added.

Brotherhood blamed

The presidency "holds the Muslim Brotherhood completely responsible for the failure of these efforts, and for consequent events and developments relating to violations of the law and endangering public safety."

The EU envoy, Bernardino Leon, and US Deputy Secretary of State William Burns, have been in Egypt for several days for mediation talks.

"We will continue to do all we can to try and encourage people to get this inclusive dialogue going," said EU spokesman Michael Mann.

"It is... important to see a return to the democratic transition in Egypt. We will continue our efforts."

The Netherlands' foreign minister was the latest foreign envoy due to hold talks with his Egyptian counterpart, the prime minister and the president and other officials on Wednesday.

'Inclusive process'

Supporters of the former president have held daily street protests in Cairo and other cities.

Mr Morsi has been detained since he was deposed early last month. His whereabouts are not known. But the EU foreign affairs chief Catherine Ashton visited him last week and said he was "safe".

In their talks with Egyptian officials on Tuesday, the US Republican Senators John McCain and Lindsay Graham called for the release of political prisoners and negotiations between the Muslim Brotherhood - which Mr Morsi belongs to - and the authorities.

"Democracy is the only viable path to stability," said Mr McCain. He called for "an inclusive political process in which all Egyptians are free to participate".


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