Tuesday, February 1, 2011

EU calls for 'orderly transition' in Egypt

.- The United States Sunday called an "orderly transition" in Egypt, but remains silent ally openly against President Hosni Mubarak, amid massive protests to demand his resignation. The U.S. president spoke about the crisis in Egypt with Turkish leaders, Israelis, Saudis and British, reaffirming their desire for a "transition to a government that responds to the aspirations" of the Egyptians, said Sunday the White House.

In the same sense spoke Hillary Clinton, U.S. diplomat, to admit that the Egyptian president had not done enough for the democratization of his country after 30 years in power. Mubarak appointed on Saturday for the first time in 30 years in power, a vice president, the chief of intelligence, Omar Suleiman, and a new prime minister, former commander of the Air Force, Shafiq Ahmed, both general with the expectation to stem the tide of discontent that has already left at least 125 dead.

Despite these designations, thousands of people turned out on the streets of Cairo, for the sixth consecutive day, demanding the resignation of Mubarak and Suleiman and Shafiq. "That is the beginning, only the beginning of what must pass, a process that leads the way to attain the democratic and economic reform are urging, "Clinton told ABC." We urge the government of Mubarak, who is still in power, we urge the army, which is a highly respected institution in Egypt, to do what is necessary to facilitate an orderly transition (...) "said Clinton.

The secretary of state also assured the government of President Obama does not arise at this point any discussion about a possible suspension of U.S. aid to Egypt. "There is no discussion at this time about cutting any kind of help," said Clinton. Egypt is one of the biggest beneficiaries of U.S.

aid, with about one thousand 300 million dollars a year in military aid. And Egyptian President Mubarak has been supporting the regional U.S. strategy for decades, securing peace between his country and Israel and a major player in the successful and frustrated peace initiatives for the Middle East.

Many experts believe that U.S. fears drop a staunch U.S. ally in the region, and that a post-Mubarak government, which may include the Muslim Brotherhood, is hostile to Washington. Now with a strong 30-year regime under threat, the Egyptian opposition criticized the United States for its diplomatic balancing samples.

United States lost its "credibility" to encourage democratization in Egypt and also continue to support President Mubarak denounced the opposition on Sunday Mohamed ElBaradei, questioned by the U.S. television network CBS.

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