Nabil Fahmy told Dutch Foreign Minister Frans Timmermans that all decisions in Egypt are made by the government and are not influenced by external sources. The ministers Fahmy and Timmermans discussed a range of domestic issues in a meeting on Wednesday morning, the ministry's official spokesman Badr Abdel Atty confirmed. They discussed the domestic situation and Fahmy explained Egypt's commitment to build real democracy through the ballot box, he added, stressing that Egypt would "progress in line with the rule of law without exceptions or the exclusion of any one person or party." Fahmy emphasised that peaceful protest should be allowed to occur, but should do so "without incitement or violence." Fahmy also stressed the ministry's "timely commitment to the roadmap." Abdel Atty confirmed that Fahmy conveyed, "all decisions related to internal or foreign affairs are in the hands of the government" and stressed that the government does not accept any interference from any external body. The Netherlands Ambassador Gerard Steeghs confirmed on social media that he, along with Timmermans, had met with interim president Adly Mansour and interim prime minister Hazem El-Beblawi at the same meeting on Wednesday morning. The group also discussed a range of regional issues including the Ethiopian dam project and the Nile Basi The presidency's media adviser Ahmed El-Moslimany said on Wednesday that diplomatic efforts "had not achieved the hoped-for results", holding the Muslim Brotherhood "completely responsible".
