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Europe tries to outdo Obama, 'urgently reviewing' relationship with Egypt

The Europeans are determined to outdo US President Hussein Obama. Europe, which sent foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton to visit Mohammed Morsy in his jail cell, announced on Sunday that they will be 'urgently reviewing' their relationship with Egypt over the coming days.

In a statement, the President of the European Council Herman Van Rompuy and the President of the European Commission Jose Manuel Barroso called on all sides in Egypt to show restraint and prevent further escalation of the violence.

To this effect, together with its member states, the EU will urgently review in the coming days its relations with Egypt and adopt measures aimed at pursuing these goals," the statement said.

The crackdown has, however, drawn messages of support from wealthy Arab allies such as Saudi Arabia, which have long feared the spread of Brotherhood ideology to the Gulf monarchies.

Israel Hayom has more of the European Union's statement.

"Together with its member states, the EU will urgently review in the coming days its relations with Egypt and adopt measures aimed at pursuing" the goals of promoting an "end to violence, resumption of political dialogue and return to a democratic process," they said.

They added that calls for democracy and fundamental rights "cannot be disregarded, much less washed away in blood," saying further that "the violence and the killings of these last days cannot be justified nor condoned."

I wonder whether they've seen the videos with the Muslim Brotherhood gunmen standing among the 'protesters.'

Labels: Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, Catherine Ashton, Egyptian army, Egyptian democracy, Egyptian Revolution, European Union, Mohammed Morsy, Muslim Brotherhood

posted by Carl in Jerusalem @ 5:12 PM