Egypt's Islamist president to visit US next month

CAIRO (AP) ? Egypt says its president will visit the United States next month, his first trip there since taking office June 30.

Presidential spokesman Yasser Ali told reporters Wednesday that Mohammed Morsi's three-day visit starts Sept. 23. It will include Washington and New York, where he will attend the U.N. General Assembly session.

Morsi is from the Muslim Brotherhood. Its rise in Egypt has caused discomfort in Washington, but both sides have been trying to overcome the misgivings.

The Brotherhood has sent delegations to the U.S. to argue that it is a moderate group with no anti-American agenda.

U.S. officials recently pledged additional foreign aid to Egypt, another gesture toward maintaining close ties.

The U.S. has been giving Egypt about $1 billion a year in military aid for more than three decades.

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/egypts-islamist-president-visit-us-next-month-145523231.html

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