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U.S. Department of Defense Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) News Release

Pentagon Press Secretary George Little provided the following readout of Secretary Hagel's Call with Egyptian Minister of Defense Gen. Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi:

Egyptian Minister of Defense Al-Sisi and Secretary Hagel spoke by phone this morning regarding events in Egypt. Minister Al-Sisi and Secretary Hagel discussed Egyptian efforts to secure and rebuild Coptic Christian communities impacted by violence and to maintain security on the Sinai Peninsula. Secretary Hagel urged Minister Al-Sisi to continue to take steps to demonstrate the interim government's commitment to advance the political roadmap.