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Egypt summons Iran's charge d'affaires: foreign ministry
(Reuters) - Egypt on Monday summoned the Iranian charge d'affaires in Cairo to protest over recent Iranian statements on Egypt, the foreign ministry said.
Iranian foreign ministry spokeswoman Marzieh Afkham had said last Saturday that her country was worried by the recent escalation in violence between Egypt's army and protesters supporting former Islamist President Mohamed Mursi.
At least 17 people were killed on Friday in clashes between the police and supporters of Mursi, who was ousted by the army in July. "The Iranian comments were an unacceptable interference in Egypt's internal affairs," Egypt's foreign ministry spokesman Badr Abdelatty told Reuters.
Egypt summons Iran's charge d'affaires: foreign ministry| Reuters
Egypt Summons Iran Diplomat Over Protest Comments
Egypt's Foreign Ministry has summoned Iran's top diplomat in the country to express its "total condemnation" of comments he and other Iranian officials made recently about the surge of violence here.
The ministry said in a statement Monday the recent Iranian statements are "rejected" and reflect a "lack of knowledge or intentional overlooking" of facts. An Iranian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman had expressed her country's concern Saturday about the rise in violence in Egypt during protests, urging the government and supporters of ousted Islamist President Mohammed Morsi to maintain peace and seek dialogue.
Egypt also has summoned Qatar's top diplomat in Cairo for similar statements.
Egypt and Iran severed ties after Iran's 1979 Islamic Revolution. Iran operates an interest section in Cairo under a charge d'affaires without an ambassador.
Egypt Summons Iran Diplomat Over Protest Comments - ABC News
(Reuters) - Egypt on Monday summoned the Iranian charge d'affaires in Cairo to protest over recent Iranian statements on Egypt, the foreign ministry said.
Iranian foreign ministry spokeswoman Marzieh Afkham had said last Saturday that her country was worried by the recent escalation in violence between Egypt's army and protesters supporting former Islamist President Mohamed Mursi.
At least 17 people were killed on Friday in clashes between the police and supporters of Mursi, who was ousted by the army in July. "The Iranian comments were an unacceptable interference in Egypt's internal affairs," Egypt's foreign ministry spokesman Badr Abdelatty told Reuters.
Egypt summons Iran's charge d'affaires: foreign ministry| Reuters
Egypt Summons Iran Diplomat Over Protest Comments
Egypt's Foreign Ministry has summoned Iran's top diplomat in the country to express its "total condemnation" of comments he and other Iranian officials made recently about the surge of violence here.
The ministry said in a statement Monday the recent Iranian statements are "rejected" and reflect a "lack of knowledge or intentional overlooking" of facts. An Iranian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman had expressed her country's concern Saturday about the rise in violence in Egypt during protests, urging the government and supporters of ousted Islamist President Mohammed Morsi to maintain peace and seek dialogue.
Egypt also has summoned Qatar's top diplomat in Cairo for similar statements.
Egypt and Iran severed ties after Iran's 1979 Islamic Revolution. Iran operates an interest section in Cairo under a charge d'affaires without an ambassador.
Egypt Summons Iran Diplomat Over Protest Comments - ABC News