Washington, July 1 (ANI): US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has said the US has been able to establish 'limited contact' with Egypt's largest Islamic group - the Muslim Brotherhood.
Clinton said the US wanted to 'engage with all parties' seeking peace and non-violence following Egypt's uprising earlier this year, the BBC reports.
The Muslim Brotherhood has a strong following in Egypt but was illegal under ousted President Hosni Mubarak. The group is planning to stand in parliamentary elections scheduled for September.
"Given the changing political landscape in Egypt, It is in the interests of the United States to engage with all parties that are peaceful, and committed to non-violence, that intend to compete for the parliament and the presidency," Clinton was quoted as saying by BBC.
The Muslim Brotherhood has welcomed Clinton's remarks but that no 'direct contact' had yet been made.
"We are willing to meet in a context of respect. If the US is truly willing to respect our values and support freedom, as it says it does, then we have no problem," Muslim Brotherhood spokesman, Mahmud Ghozlan.
The Muslim Brotherhood has stressed that the new party it has set up to contest September's elections will be a civil, not a theocratic, group. (ANI)
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