Statement by EU High Representative Catherine Ashton on the situation in Egypt

Egypt's military deposed the country's first democratically-elected President, Mohammed Morsi on the 3 July 2013. It said that an interim government would be put in place and the constitution suspended.

The move prompted mixed reactions around the world. One relatively unanimous message was a call to all sides in Egypt to remain calm and refrain from violence.

The European Union said that it hoped for prompt elections in Egypt, a return to democratic rule, and the introduction of an inclusive new administration representing as broad a majority of the country as possible.

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Council of the European Union: Press Release, A/376/13: Statement by the Spokesperson of High Representative Catherine Ashton on the situation in Egypt http://www.consilium.europa.eu/uedocs/cms_data/docs/pressdata/EN/foraff/137857.pdf

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