A senior US diplomat is to meet on Wednesday with leader of the Muslim Brotherhood, whose political arm emerged in the lead in the landmark post-uprising poll.

A senior US diplomat is to meet on Wednesday with leader of the Muslim Brotherhood, whose political arm emerged in the lead in the landmark post-uprising poll.

The US State Department's number two, William Burns "will meet leaders of the Freedom and Justice Party at their headquarters in Cairo," FJP spokesman Ahmed Sobea told Agence France Press.
"It will be the highest-level meeting with any official from the United States," Sobea said.

The US deputy secretary of state arrived in Cairo from Turkey late on Tuesday for talks with government officials, political and business leaders and activists.

FJP deputy head Essam al-Erian met with Jeffrey Feltman, US assistant secretary of state for Near Eastern affairs, during a recent visit to Cairo, Sobea said.