Likely presidential candidate Dr. Mohamed El-Baradei commented on the meeting of political personalities and their representatives at Al-Azhar University. "Those who attended the meeting at Al-Azhar prepared by Grand Imam Ahmed al-Tayeb, agreed that the Al-Azhar document is a general guiding frame for the constitutional committee," said El-Baradei. El-Baradei added that the Al-Azhar recommendations assure the principles and the tradition on which new constitution must be based on, particularly Islamic principles. "The Al-Azhar meeting is considered as a step to regain Al-Azhar's role as a beacon of moderate Islam in Egypt and the whole world," said El-Baradei. El-Baradei said the meeting shows that all Egyptian parties and forces agreed on one identity and tradition, although they differ in their political and intellectual beliefs. Baradei also said that a state of disunity was revealed during last six months, but today Egypt has great hope to achieve unity, stability and progress.
