| Boy howdy, this democracy thing is contagious. |
The American Ambassador in Cairo, David Welsh, met the spokesman of the Egyptian opposition parties, Rifaat Al Saeed, on Thursday for two hours, and talks between the two reportedly focused on democracy. This is for the first time in many years that an American Ambassador has met a representative of Egyptian opposition parties. Saeed said his meeting with Welsh focused on general issues, including democracy, but refused to elaborate further. He said it was the American Ambassador who had called the meeting. The opposition in Egypt has launched a campaign, demanding political reforms and changes in the constitution. They are also demanding a maximum of two successive terms for President. The 'Consensus Party', at a Press conference on Tuesday, accused the Egyptian government of using the emergency law to ban public meeting in Cairo. |