The U.S. Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, said his country's support to Egypt's transition to democracy since the same Cairo's Tahrir Square, the epicenter of the Egyptian revolution. In a press conference in a government palace in Tahrir, Clinton expressed "solidarity" from EU to Egypt and said it will continue to support "a new future where the Egyptians to take control of their own destiny." The U.S.
official made the remarks after meeting with his Egyptian counterpart, Nabil El Arabi, after arriving this evening to Cairo in which is his first visit to this country after the revolution, which began on Jan. 25, that ended the resignation of President Hosni Mubarak on 11 February. Clinton herself stepped forward to tomorrow is scheduled to meet with Prime Minister Esam the Sharaf and the head of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces Tantaui Hussein, whose agency is managing the political transition process in Egypt.
Clinton said that has more to listen than to speak to meet the needs, especially economic in Egypt and the Egyptians heading of "a clear and direct" stressed that this moment in history belongs to them. "This is your achievement, breaking down barriers and overcome obstacles to pursue the dream of democracy.
The President (Barack) Obama and I remain at your side during this dream," said Clinton. And, thanks to the Egyptian people today, "Egypt is the dunia um (mother of the Arab world), which is giving birth to a democracy," Clinton said, making his first steps in Arabic, sparking laughter from the journalists at the press conference.
Without doubt the most repeated word by the head of U.S. diplomacy during his appearance before the media was "support." So, Clinton expressed support for "all steps taken to establish the preliminary work leading to the holding of free and fair elections." He stressed the need for "meaningful elections with a strong base that is sufficiently strong and stable, leading to the holding of parliamentary and presidential elections, which produced some world leaders to respond to the aspirations of the people.
In this sense, also expressed support for next Saturday's referendum in which citizens have to decide on a number of amendments to the Constitution, but declined to give an opinion because "the Egyptians must determine their own democratic future." But Clinton not only spoke about politics with Egyptian officials, but also economy, because, as she noted, the process of political transition must be accompanied by an improvement in that area.
"We have committed ninety million dollars in economic assistance," said Secretary of State, who highlighted the importance of encouraging the Egyptian private sector to create jobs through foreign direct investment. During the first day of his trip to Cairo, Clinton spoke not only of Egypt but also other issues in the region such as Libya, Bahrain and the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.
With regard to Libya, admitted the urgency of efforts to declare a no-fly zone in Libya but said that this step should be part of "an international effort." While on Bahrain, Clinton called for political solutions to resolve the crisis bareinà and expressed concern about the "violent acts of provocation." The Israeli-Palestinian conflict could not miss a Clinton press conference in the Middle East who, in response to a question from the journalists said his country continues to press both parties and supporting "the right of a Palestinian state." Clinton will spend two days in Cairo, after which he will head to Tunisia, a nation that, in a process similar to that of Egypt, ended in January with the regime of Ben Ali in a rebellion that sparked riots in several Arab countries. 
official made the remarks after meeting with his Egyptian counterpart, Nabil El Arabi, after arriving this evening to Cairo in which is his first visit to this country after the revolution, which began on Jan. 25, that ended the resignation of President Hosni Mubarak on 11 February. Clinton herself stepped forward to tomorrow is scheduled to meet with Prime Minister Esam the Sharaf and the head of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces Tantaui Hussein, whose agency is managing the political transition process in Egypt.
Clinton said that has more to listen than to speak to meet the needs, especially economic in Egypt and the Egyptians heading of "a clear and direct" stressed that this moment in history belongs to them. "This is your achievement, breaking down barriers and overcome obstacles to pursue the dream of democracy.
The President (Barack) Obama and I remain at your side during this dream," said Clinton. And, thanks to the Egyptian people today, "Egypt is the dunia um (mother of the Arab world), which is giving birth to a democracy," Clinton said, making his first steps in Arabic, sparking laughter from the journalists at the press conference.
Without doubt the most repeated word by the head of U.S. diplomacy during his appearance before the media was "support." So, Clinton expressed support for "all steps taken to establish the preliminary work leading to the holding of free and fair elections." He stressed the need for "meaningful elections with a strong base that is sufficiently strong and stable, leading to the holding of parliamentary and presidential elections, which produced some world leaders to respond to the aspirations of the people.
In this sense, also expressed support for next Saturday's referendum in which citizens have to decide on a number of amendments to the Constitution, but declined to give an opinion because "the Egyptians must determine their own democratic future." But Clinton not only spoke about politics with Egyptian officials, but also economy, because, as she noted, the process of political transition must be accompanied by an improvement in that area.
"We have committed ninety million dollars in economic assistance," said Secretary of State, who highlighted the importance of encouraging the Egyptian private sector to create jobs through foreign direct investment. During the first day of his trip to Cairo, Clinton spoke not only of Egypt but also other issues in the region such as Libya, Bahrain and the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.
With regard to Libya, admitted the urgency of efforts to declare a no-fly zone in Libya but said that this step should be part of "an international effort." While on Bahrain, Clinton called for political solutions to resolve the crisis bareinà and expressed concern about the "violent acts of provocation." The Israeli-Palestinian conflict could not miss a Clinton press conference in the Middle East who, in response to a question from the journalists said his country continues to press both parties and supporting "the right of a Palestinian state." Clinton will spend two days in Cairo, after which he will head to Tunisia, a nation that, in a process similar to that of Egypt, ended in January with the regime of Ben Ali in a rebellion that sparked riots in several Arab countries.
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