UN Security Council Starts Closed Meeting On Egypt
UNITED NATIONS, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- The UN Security Council on Thursday kicked off a meeting behind closed doors to discuss the situation in Egypt after more than 500 people were killed in the country in clashes between security forces and protesters seeking the reinstatement of deposed President Mohamed Morsi.
The closed door meeting, held at a joint request from council members France, Britain and Australia, began at around 5:35 p.m. EDT (2135 GMT).
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UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, who is on a visit to the Middle East, has strongly condemned the violence arising from the dispersal operations, and called upon all parties in Egypt to reconsider their actions in light of the new political realities in order to save the country from further disaster.
Earlier on Thursday, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan urged the Security Council to convene quickly on Egypt.
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