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Wednesday, July 18, 2012

EGYPT: Copts refuse to meet with Sec. Clinton

Copts refuse to meet with Sec. Clinton

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CWN - July 17, 2012

Coptic Christian leaders refused to meet with US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton during her visit to Egypt, charging that American policy is tilted toward support for Islamic power in that country.

Clinton strongly denied the complaint that Washington favors the Muslim Brotherhood: the political party that has dominated election returns since the "Arab Spring" uprising that ousted the Mubarak regime. She had hoped to meet with representatives of the Christian minority during her stay in Cairo.


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