Kerry Urges Egypt To Take Difficult Economic Steps; Opposition Figures Skip Meetings -- Washington Post
CAIRO — Well-known political opposition figures stayed away from meetings with visiting Secretary of State John F. Kerry on Saturday, some for fear of appearing too close to the United States in the still-unsettled politics of Egypt two years after the fall of a U.S.-backed dictator.
Kerry encouraged Egypt’s Islamist-led government to take politically difficult economic steps that are crucial to securing international loans and outside investment. President Mohamed Morsi, whom Kerry will see Sunday, has been unable to marshal support for such economic measures. His opponents accuse him of reneging on pledges of political and religious openness.
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My Comment: Sending $1.3 billion in military aid to Egypt. Supporting IMF efforts to provide economic aid to the Egyptian government. Ignoring the plight of Christians in Egypt. Hmmmm .... no wonder opposition figures are reluctant to meet U.S. Secretary of State Kerry.
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