EU’s top diplomat endeavours to resolve Egypt crisis amid NATO concerns

The EU's High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Catherine Ashton, met with Egypt's deposed President, Mohammed Morsi, on 30 July 2013.

Ashton, who has emerged as one of the only figures accepted by both sides in Egypt as mediator, revealed little about what she called a 'friendly, open and very frank' two-hour conversation.

In a possible sign of progress, a spokesman for Ashton said EU envoy Bernadino León would travel to Cairo to 'continue the work.'

PressEurop, 30.07.13: Catherine Ashton’s useful but indecisive mediation http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/news-brief/4015501-catherine-ashton-s-useful-indecisive-mediation

BBC News, 31.07.13: Ousted Egypt leader Morsi in good health, says EU's Ashton http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-23500117

France24, 30.07.13: French foreign minister calls on Egypt to release Morsi http://www.france24.com/en/20130730-eus-ashton-meets-morsi-amid-renewed-cairo-protests

France24, 07.08.13: Envoys fail to broker end to Egypt's political deadlock http://www.france24.com/en/20130807-foreign-envoys-fail-deal-muslim-brotherhood-egypt

EurActiv, 08.08.13: EU mediator to remain in Egypt as talks collapse http://www.euractiv.com/global-europe/eu-mediator-remain-egypt-talks-c-news-529754

EEAS: Arab Republic of Egypt http://eeas.europa.eu/egypt/index_en.htm

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