EGYPT: German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle meets with Egyptian Prime Minister Ahmed Shafiq
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EGYPT: German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle meets with Egyptian Prime Minister Ahmed Shafiq
- Title: EGYPT: German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle meets with Egyptian Prime Minister Ahmed Shafiq
- Date: 25th February 2011
- Summary: CAIRO, EGYPT (FEBRUARY 24, 2011) (REUTERS) ***CONTAINS FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY*** EXTERIOR OF THE EGYPTIAN CABINET HEADQUARTERS EGYPTIAN PRIME MINISTER, AHMED SHAFIQ IN CONVERSATION WITH EGYPTIAN FOREIGN MINISTER, AHMED ABOUL GHEIT SHAFIQ WITH GERMAN FOREIGN MINISTER, GUIDO WESTERWELLE WIDE OF PHOTO-OP CLOSE OF EGYPTIAN FOREIGN MINISTER, AHMED ABOUL GHEIT WIDE OF PHOTO-OP WESTERWELLE LEAVING EGYPTIAN CABINET
- Embargoed: 12th March 2011 12:00
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- Location: Egypt, Egypt
- Country: Egypt
- Topics: International Relations
- Reuters ID: LVA7EKV1AVJSXKBW945D33NRQI12
- Story Text: German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle on Thursday (February 24) met with Egypt's Prime Minister Ahmed Shafiq as part of a series of meetings with top Egyptian Officials in Cairo.
The meeting was also attended by Egypt's Foreign Minister, Aboul Gheit, who remains one of the few ex-regime officials still in cabinet.
The two foreign ministers held a separate meeting earlier on Thursday.
Shafiq was appointed prime minister on January 29 following the protests that ousted former President Hosni Mubarak. Shafiq, a close associate of Mubarak, had been minister of civil aviation since 2002.
Germany's foreign minister is scheduled to tour Cairo's Tahrir Square before attending a private meeting with prominent opposition figure and ex-head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, Mohamed ElBaradei. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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