EU Foreign Policy Chief Catherine Ashton is to meet General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and the interim President Mansour today. Her aim is to press for a fully inclusive transition process, taking in all political groups, including the Muslim Brotherhood.The Egyptians in Adewiya are determined to bring Morsi back. Despite the massacre, which engendered more than 70 deaths last Saturday, they are willing to continue the protests.
The interim President Adly Mansour authorized the military to take the protestors into custody. This means that the peaceful protestors who have kept a reasonable distance to violence since the coup on July 3 might even face a more vicious reaction by the government forces.
If the protestors were to go beyond their right to peaceful demonstration and freedom of expression, they were warned by the countrys new rulers to face decisive and firm action.
Ashtons visit is critical for the lowering of tensions, which elevated considerably after Saturday massacre. She is expected to perform a mediation role between the new rulers of the country and the Morsi supporters.
By The Journal Of Turkish Weekly
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