Secretary of State John Kerry said Egypt’s army was “restoring democracy” after it toppled elected President Mohamed Mursi, then tempered his remarks and signaled a renewed U.S. diplomatic push to end the country’s political standoff.
“The temporary government has a responsibility” to Mursi loyalists to let them “demonstrate in peace,” Kerry said in London yesterday. “At the same time, the demonstrators have a responsibility” to let Egypt establish “a new normal,” he said before a meeting to discuss the crisis with Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed al-Nahyan, the United Arab Emirates foreign minister.
