The U.S. president, Barack Obama said that what was living in Egypt is "the story that unfolds before our eyes" and reiterated his call for a transition "genuine and orderly." Amid rumors that President Hosni Mubarak would announce his resignation in a speech at Marquette (Michigan), Obama said: "following closely" developments in Egypt and "we'll have more to say as they are developed ".
"History is unfolding before our eyes" in Egypt, said Obama, who said his government "will do everything in their power to support a genuine and orderly transition." The Arab country is experiencing "a moment of transformation," he said, a reference to events in the nation including the Nile at the last moment in his speech, economic.
In its statement, the President recalled that those who have shaped the calls for change in Egypt have been "young", which will continue to "remain at the forefront as we move forward" in the reform process. Previously, Obama had told the media that he had to "wait and see what happens" in the Arab country.
Mubarak is scheduled to deliver a speech to the nation in the coming hours, between conflicting rumors suggest it could hand over power to his deputy, Omar Suleiman, or it could continue. Obama received a report on the situation of the mouth of his national security adviser, Tom Donilon, just before departing for Marquette, and has since received constant updates.
As indicated, what America wants in Egypt "has not changed." Washington demands a transition process legitimate, credible and irreversible, leading to free and transparent elections. The spokesman's statements came after the CIA director, Leon Panetta, disclosed at a hearing in Congress that "there is a high probability that Mubarak quit tonight." Tens of thousands of people remain expectant in Tahrir Square, the epicenter of the protests in Egypt, in an atmosphere of euphoria, with the possibility that the president leaves office in the coming hours.
Hundreds of people continue to enter the square, where people sing "We managed to oust Mubarak," said Efe could verify. The Egyptian Prime Minister Ahmed Shafiq said Monday that "everything is in the hands of President Mubarak and has not taken any decision so far." 
"History is unfolding before our eyes" in Egypt, said Obama, who said his government "will do everything in their power to support a genuine and orderly transition." The Arab country is experiencing "a moment of transformation," he said, a reference to events in the nation including the Nile at the last moment in his speech, economic.
In its statement, the President recalled that those who have shaped the calls for change in Egypt have been "young", which will continue to "remain at the forefront as we move forward" in the reform process. Previously, Obama had told the media that he had to "wait and see what happens" in the Arab country.
Mubarak is scheduled to deliver a speech to the nation in the coming hours, between conflicting rumors suggest it could hand over power to his deputy, Omar Suleiman, or it could continue. Obama received a report on the situation of the mouth of his national security adviser, Tom Donilon, just before departing for Marquette, and has since received constant updates.
As indicated, what America wants in Egypt "has not changed." Washington demands a transition process legitimate, credible and irreversible, leading to free and transparent elections. The spokesman's statements came after the CIA director, Leon Panetta, disclosed at a hearing in Congress that "there is a high probability that Mubarak quit tonight." Tens of thousands of people remain expectant in Tahrir Square, the epicenter of the protests in Egypt, in an atmosphere of euphoria, with the possibility that the president leaves office in the coming hours.
Hundreds of people continue to enter the square, where people sing "We managed to oust Mubarak," said Efe could verify. The Egyptian Prime Minister Ahmed Shafiq said Monday that "everything is in the hands of President Mubarak and has not taken any decision so far."
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