LONDON, United-Kingdom, July 25, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Alistair Burt stresses UK support for democracy and calls on all sides to refrain from violence and respect human rights and the rule of law.
“My visit to Egypt comes at a critical juncture in the country's political transition. I am very concerned at calls for further mass protests on 26 July. In my meetings with the interim government and the Muslim Brotherhood I have stressed the need for calm and restraint, and urged action by all sides to prevent violent demonstrations in the coming days. I remain concerned by the number of protestors that have died so far. Now is the time for dialogue and compromise, not confrontation. I stressed the State's responsibility to uphold the Egyptian people's right to peaceful protest and the people's responsibility not to resort to violence.
