Mohamed Morsi to visit US as White House pledges 'new partnership'
Source: The Guardian
President Barack Obama has invited Egypt's newly elected Islamist president Mohamed Morsi to the US, it emerged on Sunday as Washington pledged a "new partnership" with the Arab nation.
The official visit will take place to coincide with the general assembly of the United Nations, Egyptian aide Yasser Ali said following a meeting between Morsi and US deputy secretary of state William Burns.
The move reflects attempts by the White House to cultivate new ties between Washington and the country's ruling Islamists following the recent election.
Last year, Obama's administration shifted policy to open formal contacts with the Muslim Brotherhood, the group behind Morsi's win.
Read more: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/jul/08/mohamed-mursi-visit-white-house
