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Turkish FM meets Egyptian envoy on developments in Egypt

20 July 2013 03:17 (UTC +04:00)

-APA. Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu on Friday met with Egyptian Ambassador to Turkey Abderahman Salaheldin to discuss the current situation in Egypt, APA reports quoting Xinhua.

Diplomatic sources said Davutoglu received Salaheldin at the Egyptian ambassador's request.

Davutoglu said Turkey "is not against any specific group or movement," emphasizing "a principled support for democracy and the will of Egyptian people."

Mohamed Morsi, who was elected a year ago as Egypt's first president after the fall of long-time ruler Hosni Mubarak, was ousted by the army in early July after failing to respond positively to the demand of millions of protesters who blamed his "maladministration." However, supporters of the Islamist-oriented president condemned the move as conspiratory and vowed to sacrifice for Morsi's legitimacy.

Davutoglu has said earlier that Morsi's ouster was " unacceptable," branding the army's intervention as a "military coup."