  EU says will "urgently review" ties with Egypt amid violence August 19, 2013 - 12:17 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The European Union says it will "urgently review" its relations with Egypt where more than 800 people have died in clashes between security forces and supporters of deposed President Mohammed Morsi, according to Belfast Telegraph. The Presidents of the European Commission and the European Council, Jose Manuel Barroso and Herman Van Rompuy, said in a rare joint foreign policy statement that it's the responsibility of the army and the interim government to end the violence. They say calls for democracy and fundamental rights "cannot be disregarded, much less washed away in blood," adding "the violence and the killings of these last days cannot be justified nor condoned". EU foreign ministers are expected to hold an emergency meeting on Egypt this week. The bloc is a major source of aid and business for Egypt. Partner news  Top stories The move came in an attempt to quell violence in the capital a day after armed Christian fighters raided Muslim neighborhoods. The statement said the plant would provide a market for the production of 10 million tons of coal annually and create over 2,000 jobs. The ministers of the three countries adopted an action plan for interagency cooperation for 2013-2015 in Batumi. Ali Babacan: the troika helps the chair manage work agenda to ensure continuity, and is responsible for bringing together the G20’s agenda.   Partner news |  Latest news BMW sells record 174,996 vehicles in November  BMW Group recorded a 2.7 percent sales rise from the year-earlier period, helped by a 3.2 percent jump in BMW brand sales."Bad Words" comedy red-band trailer features Jason Bateman (video) Bateman plays a 40-year-old Guy Trilby, who finds a loophole in the National Spelling Bee rules and enters the competition.Oil prices rise amid optimism over U.S., China data Brent crude, a benchmark for international oils, was up 24 cents at $109.63 a barrel on the ICE exchange in London.Adam Sandler, Jennifer Aniston in Forbes most overpaid actors list Reese Witherspoon rounds up the top 3, Nicolas Cage and Kevin James occupy the fourth and fifth places respectively. |
