BBC News US & Canada 4 February 2011 Last updated at 21:06 GMT
Obama seeks quick Egypt handover Barack Obama Mr Obama said the "entire world" was watching the situation in Egypt Barack Obama has called for an "orderly transition that begins right now" in Egypt and urged President Hosni Mubarak to "make the right decision". The US president said Egypt's leader needed to listen to the Egyptian people and make a judgment on the way forward. "The entire world is watching," Mr Obama said, adding the issues at stake would not be resolved through violence. He spoke as tens of thousands of people protested in Egypt for an 11th day calling for Mr Mubarak to step down. BBC North America editor Mark Mardell, in Washington, says President Obama went further than before in suggesting that Mr Mubarak should go. But he could not quite bring himself to say the words - no doubt for very good diplomatic reasons, our correspondent adds. "He [Mr Mubarak] needs to listen to what is voiced by the people and make a judgment about a pathway forward that is orderly, that is meaningful and serious," Mr Obama said during a joint news conference with Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper. "I believe that President Mubarak cares about his country. He is proud, but he is also a patriot," Mr Obama said. ------------------------------------ Post message: [email protected] Subscribe : [email protected] Unsubscribe : [email protected] List owner : [email protected] Homepage : http://proletar.8m.com/Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/proletar/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/proletar/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
