The British embassy in Cairo announced on Sunday that it would temporarily close its main building in the Garden City district after Egyptian authorities removed the concrete security barriers that had surrounded the embassy compound for decades, APA reports.
In a statement issued on Sunday, the embassy said: “On Sunday August 31 security barriers outside the British embassy in Cairo were removed by the Egyptian authorities. The main embassy building will be closed while the impact of these changes is reviewed.”
The decision to remove the barriers comes amid growing calls in Egypt to apply the principle of “reciprocity” in diplomatic relations. That follows widespread criticism of the UK's handling of pro-Palestinian protests held outside the Egyptian embassy in London.
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