Al Jazeera
Obama urges reform in Egypt
US president calls on his Egyptian counterpart to take concrete steps towards political reform.
"The US president has called on his Egyptian counterpart to take concrete steps towards political
reform, and to refrain from using violence against thousands of protesters who have taken to the streets across Egypt.
"I want to be very clear in calling upon the Egyptian authorities to refrain from any violence against peaceful protesters," Barack Obama said in a statement shortly after speaking with Hosni Mubarak by telephone for 30 minutes on Saturday.
"The people of Egypt have rights that are universal. That includes the right to peaceful assembly and association. The right to free speech and the ability to determine their own destiny. These are human rights.""
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