Mursī, during a meeting with chief editors of state-run, party and independent Egyptian newspapers, said that Copts need no assurances because simply this is their own country and “we all have equal rights”.

Also during the meeting, Mursī noted that the Arab Palestinian rights are ones of Islam, Christianity and Arabism and a “pivotal and national security issue,” emphasizing that Egypt will continue working on recovering Palestinian rights. [Muhammad ‘Abd al-Hādī ‘Allām, al-Ahrām, June 29, p. 3] Read original text in Arabic