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  • Wednesday ,23 February 2011
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Egypt would like EU debt cancelled

By-Reuters

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Wednesday ,23 February 2011

Egypt would like EU debt cancelled

CAIRO - Egypt said it would like European Union states to cancel its debts to them but has not made a formal request, the EU's local delegation said on Monday, citing the Egyptian finance minister.

The minister, Samir Radwan, made the comment to the European Union ambassador in Egypt, Marco Franco, in a meeting on Sunday, said a spokeswoman for the EU in Cairo.
     "The ambassador met the minister of finance yesterday and they did discuss the financial situation," the spokeswoman said.
     "The cancellation of debts was mentioned as something that Egypt would like to see, but there was no formal request.