Senior EU diplomats to debate Egypt on Monday

Senior European Union diplomats will meet in Brussels on Monday to assess the situation in Egypt and possible EU action, a spokesman for EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton said on Thursday.

The diplomats will discuss convening EU foreign ministers, but no decision on when the ministers would meet has been taken. "In the meantime, the High Representative (Ashton) is in touch with colleagues from the EU and international community," the spokesman said. (Reuters)