Tuesday, February 22, 2011

David Cameron arrives in Cairo

British Prime Minister, David Cameron, has come to Cairo and has become the first international personality who has traveled to Egypt after the resignation of Hosni Mubarak, on 11 February. The official MENA news agency reported that Cameron was greeted at the Cairo airport by Minister of Trade and Industry, Samiha Fawzi, who, according to local press, will leave the portfolio in the government reshuffle to be announced in the coming hours.

It is not expected that this remodeling affects the holder of Foreign Affairs Ahmed Abul Gheit. Cameron's visit precedes the morning will make foreign policy chief of the European Union, Catherine Ashton. Sources with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Egypt have confirmed Cameron's visit, but did not provide details on the interviews held at this capital and how long it will last your stay.

According to MENA, Cameron's visit seeks to revise the policy of proximity to the southern Mediterranean countries and the measures needed to support a democratic transition in those countries. According to reports from London, Cameron started in Cairo after a tour that will take you to Kuwait, Oman and Qatar.

Before leaving the UK, Cameron referred to the crisis that is crossed in neighboring Libya and called it "unacceptable, counterproductive and wrong," the crackdown by security forces of popular demonstrations in that country.

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