FRANCE: French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius meets his Egyptian counterpart Nabil Fahmy in Paris
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FRANCE: French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius meets his Egyptian counterpart Nabil Fahmy in Paris
- Title: FRANCE: French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius meets his Egyptian counterpart Nabil Fahmy in Paris
- Date: 9th September 2013
- Summary: PARIS, FRANCE (SEPTEMBER 9, 2013) (REUTERS) ***CONTAINS FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY*** EXTERIOR OF THE FRENCH FOREIGN MINISTRY POLICEMAN OUTSIDE FOREIGN MINISTRY SIGN FOR FRENCH FOREIGN MINISTRY FRENCH FOREIGN MINISTER LAURENT FABIUS AND EGYPTIAN FOREIGN MINISTER NABIL FAHMY ARRIVING FABIUS AND FAHMY SHAKING HANDS AND LEAVING ROOM CAMERAMAN FILMING VARIOUS OF FABIUS AND FAHMY AT MEETING
- Embargoed: 24th September 2013 13:00
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- Location: France
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- Country: France
- Topics: International Relations,Politics
- Reuters ID: LVA8K97FB6D6EDUKAHAZ5KYB2MOY
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- Story Text: French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius met Egyptian Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy in Paris on Monday (September 9).
Fahmy, a former Egyptian ambassador to the United States, accepted the post of foreign minister in the interim government put in place after the removal of president Mohamed Mursi in July.
The army-backed interim government, with the support of a sizeable section of the population, has been cracking down hard on the Muslim Brotherhood, a million-member movement that emerged from decades of repression under Hosni Mubarak's military-backed rule to win five popular votes in all.
An election is expected next year, with speculation that army chief General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, the man who led the overthrow of Mursi, could become head of state.
More than 2,000 Islamist activists have been arrested since Mursi was ousted and most of the Brotherhood's top leaders, including Mursi, have been jailed on charges of inciting or taking part in violence. Some have also been accused of terrorism or murder.
Over the same period, more than 1,000 people have been killed in political violence. Most were protesters killed by security forces breaking up pro-Mursi camps in Cairo. Abound 100 were members of the security forces. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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