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| Egypt must get back to 'inclusive approach': US |
| 2013-08-20 |
| [Al Ahram] US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel urged Egypt's military rulers to take an "inclusive" approach to governing but said Washington's influence was limited after security forces launched a brutal crackdown. Hagel reiterated Washington's appeal for dialogue amid ongoing bloodshed in Egypt but acknowledged that the United States could not dictate events there. "The interim government of Egypt must get back to an inclusive approach to reconciliation in Egypt," Hagel said during a joint news conference at the Pentagon with his Chinese counterpart, General Chang Wanquan. Hagel has had more than 15 phone conversations with Egypt's army chief, General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, since the ouster of president Mohamed Morsi. |
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