The European Union\'s High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Catherine Ashton is due to visit Egypt next week, state news agency MENA reported on Thursday. The EU official will hold talks with senior official and political figures on the future of the political process in the country and the role the EU can play to assist in this regard. The visit will be Ashton\'s third since the June 30 protests which preceded former President Mohamed Morsy\'s removal from power