Dr. Muhammad Badī’, the Muslim Brotherhood Murshid (Guide), called on the new People’s Assembly to debate the issues foreign loans and assistance to Egypt.

“The assistance must be channeled through legitimate courses with the knowledge of the Egyptian government without any conditions,” said Badī’ during a meeting with U.S. ambassador in Cairo Ann Patterson.

For her part, Patterson admitted some mistakes committed by U.S. administrations but called for overcoming them and avoiding to do them again in the future.

She noted that economic conditions in Egypt are tough, adding that Egypt needs loans from the World Bank so that these loans may contribute to improving the economy. [Hānī ‘Izzat, al-Ahrām, Jan. 19, p. 3]