CAIRO: Egypt's Freedom and Justice Party (FJP), the political wing of the Muslim Brotherhood, announced on Monday that it seeks through the parliamentary majority it holds to form a national coalition government. Mohamed Morsi, the head of the FJP, said the party is fully prepared to “cooperate with all political forces in forming the government,” in order to, what he argued, “realize the hopes and aspirations of the Egyptian people, especially after the glorious January 25 revolution, through a number of visions for economic and social development.” It comes as tension in parliament continues to build over their inability to achieve much unity, despite the FJP leadership. “The people's confidence in their elected Parliament obliges us to assume this responsibility,” he said in a statement during a meeting held with Canadian Ambassador to Cairo David Drake. Morsi stressed that the status of Coptic Christians in Egypt after the revolution is the same, and that they are an “integral part of the country,” and expressed the willingness of the party to “interact with the Egyptians living abroad in general and Canada in particular because they are partners of the homeland, regardless of their beliefs and ideologies.” For his part, the Canadian ambassador stressed the need to regulate the development of civil society organizations in Egypt, consistent with the provisions of the law and the Constitution to support the oversight role of these associations and organizations, stressing that “Egyptians living in Canada enjoy full civil liberties and have an active role in Western society in general and Canada.” BM ShortURL: http://goo.gl/ftvpM Tags: featured, FJP, Morsy, Unity Section: Egypt, Latest News
