(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - US Deputy Secretary of State William Burns is currently in Cairo to meet with Morsi and a wide range of other Egyptian leaders, politicians, and civil society representatives during a two-day visit.
The US Embassy in Cairo said in a statement that Burns will convey a message from Obama to Morsi.
Egyptian media outlets reported that he met with the caretaker pope of the Coptic Church, Bishop Pachomius, on Saturday.
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is also scheduled to visit Egypt on July 14 and will most likely meet Morsi.
The new Egyptian president will travel to Saudi Arabia on Wednesday on his first official trip abroad since being sworn in.
After days of delay, Egypt’s Supreme Presidential Electoral Commission announced Morsi was the winner of the county’s presidential runoff election on June 24.
Morsi picked up 13.2 million votes out of just over 26 million ballots cast, giving him 51.7 percent of the vote.
His competitor, Ahmed Shafiq, the last prime minister under Hosni Mubarak, received 12.3 million votes or 48.3 percent.
After the announcement, tens of thousands of Egyptians gathered in Cairo and across the country to celebrate Morsi’s victory, chanting slogans like “God is the greatest” and “Down with military rule.”
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