Egypt's Deputy Prime Minister Ziad Bahaa-Eldin says the army-backed government and the Muslim Brotherhood should pursue reconciliation.Bahaa-Eldin, who has been trying to encourage both sides to compromise, on Tuesday called for a political framework to help Egypt out of the ongoing unrest.
"Ultimately this country needs to move towards a framework of a political accord of some sort. It needs a political framework that is more inclusive for everybody," he told reporters.
The official proposed an initiative to the interim cabinet in August, which called for an immediate end to the state of emergency, political participation for all parties and the guarantee of human rights, including free assembly.
Egypt has been experiencing relentless violence since former president, Mohamed Morsi, was removed from office on July 3 by the countrys powerful military.
The military coup sparked outrage among Morsi supporters and triggered mass demonstrations spearheaded by the Muslim Brotherhood, which vowed to continue street protests until Morsis reinstatement.
The army-backed interim government has launched a bloody crackdown on Morsi supporters and arrested more than 2,000 Brotherhood members, including the partys leader, Mohamed Badie, who was detained on August 20.
About 1,000 people were killed in a week of violence between Morsi supporters and security forces after police dispersed their protest camps in a deadly operation on August 14.
The massacre drew international condemnation and prompted world bodies to call for an independent investigation into the violence.
By Press TV
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