U.S. Says Egypt Agrees to Return Raided NGO Offices’ Property
December 31, 2011, 7:02 AM ESTBy Viola Gienger
Dec. 30 (Bloomberg) -- Egyptian authorities have agreed to return property taken in raids yesterday of the offices of U.S. organizations working to promote democracy in the Middle Eastern nation.
In exchange, the U.S. has agreed to hold talks with Egypt on the groups’ operations.
The property will be returned immediately, raids will cease and organizations receiving U.S. government funding will be able to resume normal operations as soon as possible, an official of President Barack Obama’s administration said in an e-mailed statement.
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