Egypt Foreign Minister says no journalists in jail for their work

Reuters

2 August 2015 at 7:53 am

Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shukri and others arrive for the opening of a U.S.-Egypt strategic dialogue at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Cairo August 2, 2015. REUTERS/Brendan Smialowski

CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's Foreign Minister Sameh Shukri said on Sunday no journalists are imprisoned in Egypt because of their reporting. The comments came at a news conference following the first "strategic dialogue" between Egypt and the United States since 2009. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said the coming months leading to parliamentary elections would determine whether Egypt can strike a balance between fighting terrorism and human rights. (Reporting by David Brunnstrom and Omar Fahmy; Writing by Ahmed Aboulenein; Editing by Yara Bayoumy and William Hardy)