Arab Writer: Shafiq Assures US Officials of Hang Revolutionaries.Summary: TEHRAN (FNA)- Ahmed Shafiq, the last Mubarak-era Prime Minister who could win one of the two seats available in Egypt's run-off vote in June, vowed in a meeting with US politicians to suppress and execute revolutionary elements in the country if he ascends to power, an Arab media source revealed on Wednesday.Prominent media writer Alaa Al Aswany was quoted by Al-Wafd news website as saying that the Mubarak-era prime minister met with US politicians in the Office of the US Chamber of Commerce in Cairo, during which he assured the US officials that "Mubarak is my role model and I will continue his path". Aswany added that Shafiq also assured the US officials that he will confront Islamists in the country and will not allow them to expand their power, a remark that led to US officials' applause. The writer said that he could gain the information on the contents of the meeting from reliable sources after he read a relevant report in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of Times which said Shafiq and the US officials would meet in Cairo. Shafiq will go through a presidential run-off vote with Al-Ikhwan al-Muslimun (Muslim Brotherhood Muslim Brotherhood, officially Jamiat al-Ikhwan al-Muslimun [Arab.,=Society of Muslim Brothers], religious and political organization founded (1928) in Egypt by Hasan al-Banna. ) candidate Mohammed Mursi in June. Last week and in the first round of the presidential election, Mursi won close to 5.8 million votes, or almost 25 percent while Shafiq garnered 5.5 million votes, or nearly 24 percent. The Brotherhood's candidate will go head-to-head against Shafiq, also a former air force commander, in the June 16-17 runoff Runoff The procedure of printing the end-of-day prices for every stock on an exchange onto ticker tape. Notes: If the "tape is late" then it can take a long time to print off all the closing prices. . 2012 Fars News Agency Fars News Agency (FNA) is an Iranian news agency. It was officially launched in Tehran in February 2002 to "promote the principles of the Islamic Revolution and safeguard national interests". . All rights reserved Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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