Egypt ready to begin national dialogue with opposition parties
Egyptian authorities and political parties are putting the final touches on a national dialogue scheduled for early July, despite criticism from some opposition groups.
CAIRO — Egyptian authorities and political parties and forces are putting the final touches on the national dialogue scheduled for early July.
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in late April had called for a comprehensive national political dialogue bringing together all party and youth currents, without exception, with the aim of confronting the current challenges facing the country.
Sisi asked that the dialogue results be submitted to him personally.
On June 8, the recently formed National Dialogue Department, which is tasked with preparing for the upcoming dialogue, announced the selection of the head of the Journalists Syndicate and head of the government's State Information Service, Diaa Rashwan, as the national dialogue’s general coordinator.
