Egypt's interim president, Adly Mansour. (Reuters/Amr Abdallah Dalsh)
Egypt Rethinking Who Its 'Real Friends' Are, Interim President Adly Mansour Says -- Jethro Mullen and Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN
(CNN) -- Egypt is reconsidering its ties with countries that haven't been supportive of the government that the military installed after ousting the country's first democratically elected president, the interim president said.
Speaking in his first televised interview since Egypt's powerful generals put him in office, Adly Mansour singled out Turkey and Qatar for criticism. Both those regional neighbors have condemned a crackdown last month by Egyptian authorities on supporters of the ousted president Mohamed Morsy that left hundreds of people dead.
"Our patience is running out regarding the Qatari stance," Mansour, 67, said in the interview aired by state television Tuesday.
"The Turkish reaction has reflected short-sightedness and personal interest, not realizing the amount of cooperation between the two countries," Mansour said, according to an account of the interview published by state-run media outlet Al-Ahram.
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My Comment: He is pointing his finger at Turkey and at the U.S..
