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Egypt: New chief constitution drafter Amr Moussa on post June 30 Egypt

11 September 2013
Opposition leader Amr Moussa, 76, a former Arab League secretary-general and Egyptian foreign minister, talks to Reuters during an interview in Cairo, April 29, 2013. (REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany)
Opposition leader Amr Moussa, 76, a former Arab League secretary-general and Egyptian foreign minister, talks to Reuters during an interview in Cairo, April 29, 2013. (REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany)
<p>Head of Egypt's Constitution-drafting body highlights consensus and tolerance </p><p> Cairo, <em>Asharq Al-Awsat</em>—In an exclusive interview with <em>Asharq Al-Awsat</em>, the newly elected head of Egypt’s 50-member constitution drafting committee, Amr Moussa, gave his impressions about post-June 30 Egypt. </p> <p>The veteran Egyptian diplomat, who has variously served as Egyptian Ambassador to the UN, foreign minister, and Arab League Secretary-General emphasized that the country’s new constitution must adhere to the “Egyptian spirit of tolerance,” calling for the drafting of a document for the twenty-first century. </p>
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