U.S. Diplomat Burns Visits Egypt To Urge Peaceful Transition
Source: Xinhua
CAIRO, Aug. 2 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Deputy Secretary of State William Burns arrived in Egypt's capital of Cairo on Friday evening to help facilitate a peaceful political transition, official news agency MENA reported.
It is Burns' second visit to Egypt since the ouster of Islamist Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi.
In a press release on Friday, U.S. Department of State said that Secretary of State John Kerry asked his deputy Burns to visit Egypt again "to discuss with Egyptian leaders the importance of avoiding violence and helping to facilitate a peaceful and inclusive political process."
"The United States looks forward to seeing a peaceful transition to a democratically-elected civilian government that protects the rights of all Egyptians," the statement said.
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