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WASHINGTON - The United States and the European Union (EU) on Wednesday expressed concern about the "dangerous stalemate" in Egypt, as the country's interim1 president announced failed foreign mediation2 efforts.
US Secretary of State John Kerry and EU's foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton lamented3 the "limits" of their role, after envoys4 from the two sides, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates failed in their 10-day efforts to diffuse5 the Egyptian crisis ensuing from the military's ouster of elected President Mohamed Morsi on July 3.
"Today, the diplomatic efforts ended," Egypt's interim President Adly Mansur said Wednesday in a statement.
Ashton herself travelled to Egypt in late July and met with Morsi who remained in detention6. US Republican Senators John McCain and Lindsey Graham joined William Burns, Kerry's deputy, in the mediation efforts.
"While further violent confrontations7 have thus far been avoided, we remain concerned and troubled that government and opposition8 leaders have not yet found a way to break a dangerous stalemate and agree to implement9 tangible10 confidence-building measures," Kerry and Ashton said in a joint11 statement.
"The Egyptian government bears a special responsibility to begin this process to ensure the safety and welfare of its citizens," they added.
Nearly 300 people have been killed in violence since Morsi's removal, and his Islamist supporters are still encamped in two squares in Cairo - Rabaa al-Adaweya in Nasr City and Nahdet Misr in Giza, demanding his reinstatement.
The Egyptian interim government instructed its security forces in late July to end the sit-ins, raising the specter of more deadly confrontations. Egypt's interim Prime Minister Hazem al- Beblawi reiterated12 a similar call on Wednesday.
"This remains13 a very fragile situation, which holds not only the risk of more bloodshed and polarization in Egypt, but also impedes14 the economic recovery which is so essential for Egypt's successful transition," Kerry and Ashton said.
"Now is not the time to assess blame, but to take steps that can help initiate15 a dialogue and move the transition forward," they declared.
Diplomatic efforts in Egypt have focused on promoting a reconciliation16 process between the government and the opposition parties, including the Muslim Brotherhood17 to which Morsi belongs, and moving toward amendments18 to the constitution as well as parliamentary and presidential elections in an inclusive way.
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1 interim | |
adj.暂时的,临时的;n.间歇,过渡期间 | |
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n.调解 | |
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3 lamented | |
adj.被哀悼的,令人遗憾的v.(为…)哀悼,痛哭,悲伤( lament的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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4 envoys | |
使节( envoy的名词复数 ); 公使; 谈判代表; 使节身份 | |
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5 diffuse | |
v.扩散;传播;adj.冗长的;四散的,弥漫的 | |
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6 detention | |
n.滞留,停留;拘留,扣留;(教育)留下 | |
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n.对抗,对抗的事物( confrontation的名词复数 ) | |
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n.反对,敌对 | |
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9 implement | |
n.(pl.)工具,器具;vt.实行,实施,执行 | |
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adj.有形的,可触摸的,确凿的,实际的 | |
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adj.联合的,共同的;n.关节,接合处;v.连接,贴合 | |
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12 reiterated | |
反复地说,重申( reiterate的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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13 remains | |
n.剩余物,残留物;遗体,遗迹 | |
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14 impedes | |
阻碍,妨碍,阻止( impede的第三人称单数 ) | |
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15 initiate | |
vt.开始,创始,发动;启蒙,使入门;引入 | |
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16 reconciliation | |
n.和解,和谐,一致 | |
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17 brotherhood | |
n.兄弟般的关系,手中情谊 | |
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18 amendments | |
(法律、文件的)改动( amendment的名词复数 ); 修正案; 修改; (美国宪法的)修正案 | |
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