US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrived in Cairo on Saturday afternoon for a two-day visit to Egypt. Her visit is the first for a US official to Egypt since President Mohamed Morsy was sworn in late in June.
Morsy will discuss with Clinton the two countries' cooperation and Washington’s contribution to support the Egyptian economy. They will also discuss the Palestinian-Israeli peace process and the situation in Syria, as well as other regional issues.
Clinton will also hold talks with her Egyptian counterpart Mohamed Kamel Amr, the foreign affairs minister, on bilateral relations and the crisis in Syria.
She will also meet with politicians from various parties and civil society representatives.
Clinton is scheduled to visit Alexandria on Sunday, where she witnesses the opening of a new US consulate.
She will then leaves Egypt for Israel, in an effort to advance the peace process.
Hours before her arrival, journalist and former MP Mustafa Bakri, known for his support of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces, launched a sharp attack on Clinton, saying that she came “to incite against the SCAF and in support of the decision to reinstate the invalid People’s Assembly.”
Bakri tweeted on Saturday afternoon “Clinton's visit to Cairo aims to declare Washington's support for the rule of the Muslim Brotherhood, and to support the decree of reinstating the invalid Parliament, and to incite against the SCAF. Stands are revealed.”
