Conciliatory tones in Egypt as envoys seek to avert bloodbath

[dipsydoodle]

(Reuters) - Egypt's army-backed rulers and allies of its deposed Islamist president gave the first signs on Saturday of a readiness to compromise, pressed by Western envoys trying to head off more bloodshed.

Faced with the threat of a crackdown on supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood, diplomacy appeared to pick up pace, a month to the day since Egypt's army deposed President Mohamed Mursi and plunged the country into turmoil.

Recognizing for the first time the strength of popular protest against his one-year rule, Mursi's allies said they respected the demands of millions who took to the streets before his overthrow.

A spokesman said the Mursi camp, which has refused to abandon weeks of sit-in protests until he is reinstated, wanted a solution that would "respect all popular desires".

They told envoys from the United States and the European Union that they rejected any role in a political settlement for army chief General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, who led Mursi's ouster, and wanted the constitution he suspended to be restored.

http://uk.reuters.com/article/2013/08/03/uk-egypt-protests-idUKBRE9710IA20130803

[John2]

1. So where in

this article did the Army or opposition concede anything? It seems like the Brotherhood is more conciliatory but still trying to set preconditions. Isn't the entire problem about the Brotherhood and the Constitution they voted on? It seems like spin to me, and the Brotherhood still trying to keep power or regain it. I also notice Egypt is now trying to re-open relations with Syria, after Morsi was ousted. The same negotiations is also happening in Tunisia from the opposition of their Government. They want that President to resign too.