Cuban Foreign Ministry Concerned about Violence in Egypt

Cuba follows with concern the incidents of violence in Egypt, said in a statement here today Armando Vergara, director of Middle East and North Africa in the Foreign Ministry of the island.

These events have led to the loss of hundreds of lives, said Vergara, who reiterated that Cuba condemns the killing of innocent civilians wherever it takes place.

We express our confidence in the ability of the Egyptian people to find a solution in the exercise of their legitimate right to self-determination without any external interference, the note concluded.