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Iran Calls on Egypt Army to Play Its Role, Respect People’s Vote

Al-Manar | July 2, 2013

Iran urged the Egyptian armed forces on Tuesday to play their role in supporting national dialogue and respecting the people’s vote.

Deputy Foreign Minister for Arab and African Affairs Hossein Amir-Abdullahian said on Tuesday that Tehran saw the involvement of Egyptian people in the domestic affairs of the country as a national asset, and that paying attention to the popular vote contributed to stability in Egypt.

The Iranian official also commented on the fact that President Mohammad Mursi was chosen through national election, warning the Egyptian people against foreign plots.

“Mohammad Morsi is the incumbent president based on the people’s vote,” Abdollahian told the official IRNA news agency.

He warned against division within Egypt. “Dividing the Egyptian nation yields no gain,” Abdollahian said, adding that respecting people’s vote was of utmost importance for Egypt’s stability.

The Egyptian army on Monday issued an ultimatum to Mursi, the country’s first democratically elected president, threatening to intervene in 48 hours and impose its own “road map” if the Islamist did not meet the demands of the people.

The army’s warning came just a day after millions of protesters took to the streets across Egypt, calling for Mursi to step down.

The Egyptian presidency rejected the ultimatum, insisting that Mursi would continue on his own path towards national reconciliation.

July 2, 2013 - Posted by | Civil Liberties, Militarism | , , , ,

1 Comment »

  1. The democratic process by which Morsi was elected does require the Egyptian people to accept him as their leader for now. There are those who may not agree with a lot of his policies at this time but they will get their chance to choose a leader of their choice. What they should be doing in the meantime is building a strong press and other democratic institutions instead of seeking to destroy the baby steps that they are taking to establish a democracy after 40 years of dictatorship.

    In addition, the region is volatile and susceptible to foreign interference. It is for that reason, if nothing else, that Egyptians need to close ranks and allow the democratic process to take roots. To ask the army to intervene on their behalf for Morsi to resign is a return to the type of rule that they had of military leadership. It would not be an easy transition but Egyptians must bite the bullet and work with what they have at this time. They only have to look at those countries with older democracies and they will see how the system is under attack. Are they that nave to believe that they can get a perfectly functioning democracy in just a few months.

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