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February 1, 2013

Anti-Morsi Protesters Return to the Streets After Rival Groups Hold Rare Meeting 
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In Egypt, thousands of protesters are gathering across the country today
for a day of action against President Mohamed Morsi. The protests come a
day after rival political groups gathered for a rare meeting to move
toward a peaceful resolution after days of violent clashes. Thursday's
talks at the Al-Azhar mosque brought together opposition leaders Mohamed
El Baradei, Amr Moussa and Hamdeen Sabahi as well as leaders of
Morsi’s Muslim Brotherhood. The group signed an agreement to denounce
violence and agreed to move toward a national dialogue. Opposition
leader Amr Moussa discussed the agreement.

Amr Moussa: "The document [resulting from the meeting] detailed the need
to control rumors, to control emotional assassinations and violence that
are a part of violence that must be stopped. We spoke on matters which
will follow the document, including dialogue, its goals and guarantees
but not its conditions. There will be a decision-making committee to
discuss all of this under the watchful eye of Al-Azhar."

 

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