Egypt State Information Service (Cairo)
29 November 2011
Chief of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi met Monday 28/11/2011 with Prime Minister designate Kamal el-Ganzouri to review current consultations to form an advisory council.
The meeting was held after Tantawi’s meeting on Sunday with a number of presidential hopefuls and heads of political parties.
The attendees agreed to form an advisory board grouping a host of national powers, political currents and experts to take part in offering solutions to political, social and economic problems.
Prime Minister designate Kamal el-Ganzouri said his consultations with head of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi focused on the establishment of an advisory council.
Talks on the matter will be resumed on Wednesday, Ganzouri said.
Consultations on forming a government will be concluded before the end of the week, he noted.
Turning to the electoral process, Ganzouri, expressed happiness over the high turnout in the first stage of parliamentary elections.
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