European and Egyptian officials held a crisis meeting in Cairo Sunday night to dispel the recent human rights furor triggered by a contentious European Parliament (EP) resolution.
The Egyptian-European Economic Council met to ensure that the recent resolution passed by the EP criticizing the human rights situation in Egypt would not affect business ties.
Matters were further convoluted when a meeting of the EU-Egypt subcommittee on political affairs scheduled to take place on Wednesday and Thursday in Cairo was cancelled by the foreign ministry.
Klaus Ebermann, ambassador of the Delegation of the European Commission in Egypt, hoped this spat would pass soon and “not interrupt business.”