Friday, February 11, 2011

Negotiations in Egypt: U.S. accuse regime o filibustering

In downtown Cairo, awaiting further from thousands of protesters - but the negotiations between the Mubarak government and the opposition will never progress. The U.S. government expressed its displeasure bluntly: The regime is trying to ride out the protests, criticizing the White House. The U.S. is concerned about the situation in Egypt - and talk to the Mubarak regime virtually any goodwill in the talks with the opposition.


The White House has criticized on Wednesday that the Egyptian government have met in the negotiations so far not even the minimum demands of the protest movement for reform. Some Egyptian politicians are apparently believe they can ride out the protests by a handful make concessions, said the spokesman for U.S.

President Barack Obama, Robert Gibbs. The protesters "will be scattered but probably not until the government some real steps (toward reform) is making." Washington has sought on Wednesday to step up its public pressure on Egypt's Vice President Omar Suleiman. The negotiations so far "not meet the scale of change," it said in government circles.

Suleiman was to ensure that the dialogue with the demonstrators really "opens into a meaningful process." "A number of things are already done, have done a number of additional steps yet," said the negotiations so far. "There is still a significant amount of work to do." Also on Wednesday, the 16th now Day of protests, found themselves once again thousands of people together on the central Tahrir Square in Cairo, to demonstrate for the resignation of President Hosni Mubarak.

In the south of the country were killed in renewed clashes between opposition supporters and government forces three persons, there were more than a hundred injured. Biden calls for repeal of Suleyman the emergency White House officials and the U.S. State Department reiterated to reporters that ultimately only the Egyptians are responsible for their future.

"We can not dictate the outcome," it said. "This decision should take the Egyptians." The U.S. government but there is more on the three principles that President Barack Obama have already been mentioned: There should be no violence, the "universal rights of the Egyptian people" would have respected and political change must be "permanent, legitimate and irrevocable" .

This includes free access is among the Media, the Internet and mobile phones. U.S. Vice President Joe Biden had reiterated these points in his telephone conversation with Suleiman on Tuesday. He had called for the arrest and mistreatment of journalists "stopped immediately," the state of emergency lifted and the entire opposition is invited to talks with the transitional government.

"An orderly transition" did bring forth and must now begin without delay immediate and irreversible progress. Also, the U.S. government wants a wider representation in the negotiations of opposition groups than before. Between the lines of sound that the Muslim Brotherhood could be represented relatively too strong.

"It is certainly clear that there are a number of other groups that might be described as a representative of the bourgeoisie, not sit here at the table. Ultimately, however, is also a problem for the Egyptians." Our concern is not who the talks out, but what comes out. "In the background talks with reporters U.S.

officials stressed on Wednesday, they sought diverse contacts with counterparts not only in Egypt but also to" those who have in the region of influence. "Obama, Biden, Foreign Minister Hillary Clinton and all levels of the State Department "pinched themselves to present round the clock" on the phone.

Egypt's Foreign Minister outraged at U.S. intervention U.S. officials sought to rebut criticism that the government line against Egypt had previously been confusing and contradictory , mainly due to different statements from the White House and the State Department. "We as a national security team and closely coordinated," it said.

Biden did in his phone conversation with Suleiman "the same three foundations" said Clinton as Secretary. It is unclear still whether and for how long the U.S. will continue its financial assistance to Egypt. Several Members called for a halt to the support, experts believe, however, the U.S.

government should hold on to it, but make the money to conditions. The billions of dollars should be used to accelerate the transition to democracy in Egypt, former employees of the State Department and foreign policy experts said at a hearing before Congress. Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Abdul Gheit has accused the United States, however, put his country with demands for political reforms under too much pressure.

"If you put a large country such as Egypt calls for immediate reforms, then pushes him on to his will," Gheit said on Wednesday in an interview with U.S. broadcaster PBS. That is particularly damaging, since Egypt was a "good friend" of the United States, have always maintained, "the best of relations," Gheit criticized on.

Gheit stressed in the interview that the political transformation has already begun and would be implemented step by step. "And then come the Americans and say: This change now we are changing but what."

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