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Obama tells Morsi: US does not favor any Egypt group

In a July 1 phone call to Egyptian President Mohammad Morsi, President Obama stressed that democracy is about more than elections and urged Morsi to take steps to show he is responsive to the concerns of protesters.
Egyptian demonstrators gather outside the presidential palace in Cairo during a protest calling for the ouster of President Mohamed Morsi on July 1, 2013. Egypt's armed forces warned that it will intervene if the people's demands are not met within 48 hours, after millions took to the streets to demand the president's resignation. AFP PHOTO / KHALED DESOUKI        (Photo credit should read KHALED DESOUKI/AFP/Getty Images)

US President Obama told Egypt's President Mohammad Morsi in a phone call Monday that the United States does not support any particular group, and that only Egyptians can determine their future.

The comments are widely seen in Egypt as a step back from Washington's past, at least-perceived support for Morsi's Muslim Brotherhood government, Egyptian journalist and Al-Monitor contributor Mohannad Sabry said.

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