The headquarters of the Egyptian foreign ministry in Cairo .REUTERS
Egypt has urged all parties in Guinea to exercise self-restraint and abide by peaceful means and dialogue to settle the crisis in the country and reach a safe shore.
Heavy gunfire broke out near the presidential palace in Conakry on Sunday in developments that bore all the hallmarks of a coup d'etat.
An official statement by the Egyptian foreign ministry on Monday said Cairo is "following up closely and with deep concern the developments in the Republic of Guinea and the critical point which the current crisis reached in the country."
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