(VOA News) Egypt has accused the U.S. of meddling in its internal affairs, after Washington called for international monitors to observe the country's upcoming parliamentary elections. The Egyptian Foreign Ministry said Thursday the U.S. is acting like an "overseer" and not respecting the country's sovereignty. Cairo expressed dismay about a Nov. 2 meeting in Washington between President Obama's national security advisors and a group of American foreign policy analysts pushing for political reform in Egypt. The Foreign Ministry described the bipartisan Egypt Working Group as aiming to "spread chaos in the Middle East."
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