Foreign Secretary welcomes appointment of new Egyptian Prime Minister
Foreign Secretary William Hague described the appointment as an important milestone in Egypt's transition to full civilian, democratic rule.
Speaking today he said:
鈥溁使谔逵齛pp British Government welcomes the recent appointment by President Mursi of Dr Hisham Qandil as Prime Minister of Egypt. It is an important milestone in Egypt鈥檚 transition to full civilian, democratic rule.
鈥淲e wish Dr Qandil every success as he takes office at this important time in his country鈥檚 history, and encourage him in his efforts to form an inclusive government that governs on behalf of all Egyptians. 皇冠体育app British Government will continue to support the people of Egypt and their aspirations for greater economic opportunities, political participation, freedom and human rights, and will work in close partnership with their elected leaders to that end.鈥�