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Egypt president to attend African summit

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Egyptians raise their hands and chant slogans as they gather for a speech by President-elect Mohamed Morsi in Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt, June 29, 2012. Morsi paid tribute to Egypt's Muslims and Christians alike and symbolically swore himself in as the country's first elected civilian president. UPI/Ahmed Jomaa
Egyptians raise their hands and chant slogans as they gather for a speech by President-elect Mohamed Morsi in Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt, June 29, 2012. Morsi paid tribute to Egypt's Muslims and Christians alike and symbolically swore himself in as the country's first elected civilian president. UPI/Ahmed Jomaa 
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Published: July 7, 2012 at 12:08 PM

CAIRO, July 7 (UPI) -- Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi has accepted an invitation to the upcoming African Summit, officials say.

African Union leaders are scheduled to meet July 15-16 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Egypt Independent reported. Former President Hosni Mubarak stopped attending the meetings after he survived an assassination attempt in the Ethiopian capital in 1995.

Jean Ping, chairman of the AU Commission and former foreign minister of Gabon, told the Middle East News Agency Morsi is scheduled to give a speech during the opening session.

The summit was moved from Malawi to Ethiopia because the government of Malawi did not want Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir to attend. Bashir has been charged with war crimes by the International Criminal Court.

Topics: Hosni Mubarak, Jean Ping, Omar Al-Bashir
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