William Hague: We must 'leave the door open' to Egypt

Foreign Secretary William Hague has spoken of the need to "leave the door open" with Egypt's new government as he met European counterparts to discuss the EU's future aid to the country. He said he was working within "three clear principles":

• "We support democratic institutions and their creation in Egypt. We don’t pick sides; we don’t support individuals or parties, and that means we want to see an inclusive political process in Egypt."

• "[We must] promote political dialogue in Egypt ... We have to leave the door open to doing that in the future ..."

• "We must keep faith with the majority of the people of Egypt who want a stable, democratic and prosperous country for themselves and that means we mustn’t do anything that hurts them or that cuts off support to them."