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<p>As a friend, the UK is committed to seeing Egypt succeed. I discussed Egypt's political transition with the Deputy Foreign Minister when I visited Cairo in December. When The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my right hon. Friend the Member for Richmond (Yorks) (Mr Hague), spoke to Foreign Minister Fahmy about these issues on 7 January he noted the importance of the referendum, allowing millions of Egyptians to express their views through the ballot box, but raised his concerns about the closure of political space. Simon Fraser, Permanent Under-Secretary, raised the importance of a real democratic transition with Foreign Minister Fahmy during his visit to Egypt on 26-27 January.</p> |