Friday, February 4, 2011

The Twenty require reform politics in Egypt "begins now"

The EU leaders insist that "the transition process should begin now in Egypt for which the authorities are asked to" meet the aspirations of the Egyptian people with no political reform and repression. " In the absence of explicitly encourage President Hosni Mubarak to attend the street clamor demanding his withdrawal from power and learned the lesson of the cost of living with autocrats of any stripe, the Twenty sing the mea culpa and announce that they will reform and Neighbourhood Policy Union for the Mediterranean to actively support the democratization of the region forward.

The joint statement put rigor to outbursts like Silvio Berlusconi, this morning, on arrival in Brussels, praised the qualities of President Mubarak, who said that "in the West and especially in America, is considered the wisest of all men and a reference point. " Italian Prime Minister hopes that the transition in Egypt do not break with Arafat.

European Council colleagues can not dare ask for the departure of Mubarak, but have not supported the extravagance of Berlusconi. Unlike, say go with the utmost concern "the deteriorating situation in Egypt" and insist on the message sent in the past that calls for "an orderly transition to a broad government." The Twenty reiterate, as did yesterday's five largest, that "this transition process must start now." The purpose should be free and fair elections.

European leaders are aligned expressly final and protesters in the Arab street. Value "peaceful and dignified expression by the Tunisian and Egyptian peoples of their legitimate aspirations, democratic, economic and social" meeting in Brussels that are in perfect harmony with the values the EU preaches worldwide.

That has now been shown the blatant contradiction between this doctrine and practice, embodied in the agreement with many schemes now pilloried by their own people, leading to the Twenty to engage in "a new partnership that involves support more effective in those countries engaged in political and economic reforms, including the Neighbourhood Policy and the Union for the Mediterranean, two instruments based on real policy (to deal with whoever is in power) that in the If the Union for the Mediterranean, is a pure empty shell.

To resurrect formally responsible for the implementation of European foreign policy, presidents and heads of Government of the Union call on Catherine Ashton to forward this new approach in their future visits to Tunisia (in two weeks) and Egypt, when the situation permits . Also responsible to make the necessary adjustments so that the Neighbourhood Policy and the Union for the Mediterranean to overturn from now on "strengthening democratic institutions, promoting good governance and social justice and help prepare and conduct free and fair elections ".

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