US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Martin Dempsey will meet with his Egyptian counterpart in Egypt this week, amid rising tensions over Egypt’s prosecution of pro-democracy NGO workers in Egypt.

The visit was reportedly scheduled before the issue arose, but Dempsey’s spokesman told AFP that “[w]ith the Egyptians, Gen. Dempsey will discuss common interests, choices and consequences.”

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