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Top US official to visit Cairo

By AFP
Nigeria Wendy Sherman, pictured in Seoul in November, spoke of a holistic approach to addressing security in Nigeria.  By jo yong-hak AFP
MAR 5, 2012 LISTEN
Wendy Sherman, pictured in Seoul in November, spoke of a "holistic approach" to addressing security in Nigeria. By jo yong-hak (AFP)

WASHINGTON (AFP) - A top US official on Sunday was heading to Cairo for talks with interim government leaders, the first high-ranking administration member to visit Egypt since the ouster of Mohamed Morsi.

Under Secretary of State Bill Burns will visit Egypt from Sunday to Tuesday, the State Department said, adding that he would "underscore US support for the Egyptian people."

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