The UK Prime Minister David Cameron has attracted criticism for inviting Egyptian President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi to the UK the day after the death sentence against his deposed predecessor Mohamed Morsi was upheld. An official spokeswoman for the Prime Minister confirmed on Thursday that the UK was looking to meet with the Egyptian President. “We have been looking at the possibility of President Sisi coming to have bilateral talks with the Prime Minister later this year,” said the spokeswoman. In response to concerns raised about Sisi’s human rights record, the spokeswoman said: “The Prime Minister has talked before about how it is important that we engage with countries where there are issues which are important to the UK’s national interest, and how we can work together on them.” However, she suggested that these issues could be raised in the meeting, stating, “When we engage with these countries, of course we can raise matters of concern. No issues are off the table.” Amnesty International’s Middle East and North Africa deputy director, Hassiba Sahraou condemned the invitation, citing human rights concerns. “There’s been a sharp rise in the number of death sentences…
