Egypt PM calls for national reconciliation

On Friday, several Egyptians were killed in clashes between the opponents and supporters of ousted President Mohamed Morsi, a former leading member of the Muslim Brotherhood.

On the same day, tens of thousands of Muslim Brotherhood activists and their supporters took to the streets of Cairo and other cities to demand Morsi’s reinstatement, while thousands of people held demonstrations in favor of the military coup against Morsi, the country’s first democratically elected president.

In an interview on the state TV on Saturday evening, Beblawi said, “It’s time for agreement and consensus as the country is divided.”


Beblawi said that Egypt is undergoing a stage of infighting and confrontation following the ouster of Morsi, adding that reconciliation is the only way to get out of this situation.

“There should be no room for revenge or alienation,” he said.

Beblawi added that Egypt is fighting a war to restore security and revive ailing economy.

“As a prime minister, I urge all ministers to avoid isolating certain groups,” he stated.

In a televised speech late on the night of July 3, Egyptian army chief General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi announced that Morsi was no longer in office and declared that the head of the Supreme Constitutional Court, Adly Mansour, had been appointed as the new interim president of Egypt. The army also suspended the constitution.

Army officials said Morsi, who took office in June 2012, was being held “preventively” by the military. On July 4, Mansour was sworn in as interim president.

The Muslim Brotherhood has declined to negotiate with the new administration, saying they can only hold talks after Morsi is reinstated as president.

On July 5, Muslim Brotherhood supreme leader Mohammed Badie said the coup against Morsi was illegal and millions would remain on the street until he is reinstated.

Badie vowed to “complete the revolution” that toppled the Western-backed regime of former Egyptian dictator Hosni Mubarak in 2011.

The Egyptians launched a revolution against the pro-Israeli regime on January 25, 2011, which eventually brought an end to the 30-year dictatorship of Mubarak on February 11, 2011.

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