President Barack Obama welcomed Saturday's commitments from Egypt's new military rulers to hand power eventually to an elected civilian government and abide by a peace treaty with Israel.
In calls to several foreign leaders, Obama reaffirmed his admiration for the people of Egypt, who forced Friday's resignation of longtime autocratic leader Hosni Mubarak following 18 days of protests. Obama pledged to provide any support requested by Egypt, including financial backing, as the country works toward free and fair elections, the White House said.
Egypt's military took control of the country following Mubarak's resignation. The military's pronouncements Saturday were welcomed not only by the U.S., by also Israel, whose leaders were concerned that turmoil in Egypt could threaten the peace accord between the two countries.
Egypt's military strongly supports the peace deal, not in small part because it guarantees U.S. aid for the armed forces, currently running at $1.3 billion a year.
The White House said Obama spoke to three world leaders Saturday: British Prime Minister David Cameron, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and King Abdullah of Jordan, who is facing protests in his own country.
U.S. officials have been watching demonstrations in Jordan and other countries in the Middle East closely after the successful demonstrations in Egypt, as well as last month's popular uprising in Tunisia. Obama told the leaders he spoke with Saturday that he believed democracy would bring more, not less, stability to the region.
In calls to several foreign leaders, Obama reaffirmed his admiration for the people of Egypt, who forced Friday's resignation of longtime autocratic leader Hosni Mubarak following 18 days of protests. Obama pledged to provide any support requested by Egypt, including financial backing, as the country works toward free and fair elections, the White House said.
Egypt's military took control of the country following Mubarak's resignation. The military's pronouncements Saturday were welcomed not only by the U.S., by also Israel, whose leaders were concerned that turmoil in Egypt could threaten the peace accord between the two countries.
Egypt's military strongly supports the peace deal, not in small part because it guarantees U.S. aid for the armed forces, currently running at $1.3 billion a year.
The White House said Obama spoke to three world leaders Saturday: British Prime Minister David Cameron, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and King Abdullah of Jordan, who is facing protests in his own country.
U.S. officials have been watching demonstrations in Jordan and other countries in the Middle East closely after the successful demonstrations in Egypt, as well as last month's popular uprising in Tunisia. Obama told the leaders he spoke with Saturday that he believed democracy would bring more, not less, stability to the region.
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