German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi address a joint news conference following talks at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany June 3, 2015. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany opposes Egypt's use of the death penalty, recently imposed on Islamist leaders including former President Mohamed Mursi, but is ready to do business with Cairo, Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Wednesday.
She was speaking at a joint news conference with Egyptian president Abdel Fattah al-Sisi which ended with a protester shouting out "he is a murderer!".
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