Nader Bakkar, the assistant to the Nour Party chief for media affairs, criticized Freedom and Justice Party head Mohamed Saad al-Katatny Sunday for not discussing a Nour Party initiative to resolve Egypt's ongoing political stalemate during a meeting with National Salvation Front leaders Mohamed ElBaradei and Al-Sayed al-Badawy Saturday.
In a phone-in with Al-Jazeera Mubasher Masr, Bakkar said, “I am astonished at Katatny’s statements in which he said he did not discuss the Nour Party’s initiative with ElBaradei."
Katatny said in a Facebook statement that he discussed the political stalemate with both leaders but did not tackle the Nour Party initiative.
The Nour Party, Egypt's second largest party after the FJP, had proposed that President Mohamed Morsy and the opposition form a national consensus government and discuss the most controversial political issues.
The party also suggested that political parties agree on a date for parliamentary elections, scheduled to be held within a few months.
The NSF had set preconditions for engaging in the president's national dialogue, including the removal of the current Cabinet and prosecutor general and amendments to the constitution.
Edited translaiton from Al-Masry al-Youm
