Mohamed Naguib Hussein Fakhry: Canada called in Egypt's envoy Mohamed Naguib Hussein Fakhry on Thursday to urge Egypt's military-backed government and the Muslim Brotherhood to "immediately sit down together, reconcile their differences and work tirelessly to halt this deadly standoff," News has learned, according to CBC. Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird and Canadas ambassador for religious freedom, Andrew Bennett, issued a joint statement on Thursday to condemn the violence against Christians in Egypt and The Canadian government has summoned Egypt's charg d'affaires to Canada to reiterate its deep concern over the violence in Egypt, while authorities there gave police the green light to use deadly force to protect themselves and key state institutions from attacks. Officials at Foreign Affairs told Fakhry that Canada believes that "implementing a transparent democratic system that respects the voices of all Egyptians, including members of civil society and religious minorities, is the best way to restore calm and give all Egyptians a stake in the future stability and prosperity of their country." Concerns over Christian minority
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