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		</div><p><a href="http://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/cameron-flies-to-egypt-for-talks.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full" title="David Cameron has flown into Cairo - the first visit by a world leader since Hosni Mubarak was forced out of office" src="http://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/min-cameron-flies-to-egypt-for-talks.jpg" alt="David Cameron has flown into Cairo - the first visit by a world leader since Hosni Mubarak was forced out of office"/></a></p>
<p>David Cameron has flown into Cairo in the first visit by a world leader to Egypt since a popular uprising forced president Hosni Mubarak out of office 10 days ago.</p>
<p>The Prime Minister diverted the start of a planned tour of the Gulf region to hold talks with the military leadership in a bid to help ensure a &#8220;genuine transition&#8221; to civilian rule.</p>
<p>And as a wave of protests continued in other countries, he condemned the &#8220;completely appalling&#8221; violent repression carried out by the Libyan regime of Muammar Gaddafi which has reportedly left upwards of 200 dead and many more injured.</p>
<p>Speaking on the flight to Cairo, Mr Cameron said: &#8220;This is a great opportunity for us to go and talk to those currently running Egypt to make sure this really is a genuine transition from military rule to civilian rule and see what friendly countries like Britain and others in Europe can do to help.</p>
<p>&#8220;I am particularly keen about being able to get to Egypt and to be one of the first people there.&#8221;</p>
<p>Mr Cameron is due to hold face-to-face talks with the head of the Egyptian armed forces supreme council, defence minister Mohamed Tantawi, as well as the country&#8217;s prime minister Ahmed Shafiq. Part of his agenda will be a call for the lifting of emergency laws which have been in place for more than three decades.</p>
<p>Meetings with a number of figures from the anti-Mubarak opposition movement have also been arranged, although they will not include representatives of the Muslim Brotherhood &#8211; the banned Islamic group which is thought to have widespread public support.</p>
<p>Cairo was added at the 11th hour to the itinerary of a long-planned trade-centred tour of the Gulf region, following the revolution and a wave of similar uprisings in other countries.</p>
<p>Mr Cameron has repeatedly said trade must be a top priority of Britain&#8217;s foreign policy in a bid to use overseas contracts to help push the country out of economic trouble.</p>
<p>Recent events have shifted the focus towards political reform &#8211; although he insisted that issue is of fundamental importance to both economic ties and security efforts.</p>
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