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Japan hoping for democratic government in Egypt
TOKYO, Feb. 2 Kyodo - Japan is hoping to see a new democratic government in Egypt, Prime Minister Naoto Kan said Wednesday, as Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak is facing growing pressure to step down immediately and end his 30-year rule.
''I strongly hope that Egypt and its surrounding area will stabilize after a democratic government, supported widely by the people, is created peacefully,'' Kan told reporters in the evening.
Foreign Minister Seiji Maehara said in a statement that Japan urges all parties concerned to refrain from resorting to violence and ''strongly expects Egypt to achieve political stability and restore serenity in people's lives.''
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano separately said Japan is hoping that Egypt will undergo political and economic reforms.
''I don't think I should directly comment on whether heads of state in other countries must resign or not,'' Edano said at a news conference. ''But I'm hoping that a process of dialogue will begin at an early date and that necessary political and economic reforms will be carried out.''
Edano, the top government spokesman, said Japan's stance on the future of Egypt is ''much the same as that of the United States,'' noting also that sociopolitical stability in the Middle East is vital for the Japanese and global economies.
Mubarak said Tuesday he would not run for reelection in September, although hundreds of thousands of protesters, who have taken to the streets of Cairo and elsewhere, are demanding that the 82-year-old president resign immediately.
U.S. President Barack Obama said Tuesday that an orderly and peaceful transition must begin now in Egypt.
Japan's Foreign Press Secretary Satoru Sato said 300 Japanese tourists remain in Egypt and that most of them are expected to leave the country on regular commercial flights in a couple of days.
''I strongly hope that Egypt and its surrounding area will stabilize after a democratic government, supported widely by the people, is created peacefully,'' Kan told reporters in the evening.
Foreign Minister Seiji Maehara said in a statement that Japan urges all parties concerned to refrain from resorting to violence and ''strongly expects Egypt to achieve political stability and restore serenity in people's lives.''
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano separately said Japan is hoping that Egypt will undergo political and economic reforms.
''I don't think I should directly comment on whether heads of state in other countries must resign or not,'' Edano said at a news conference. ''But I'm hoping that a process of dialogue will begin at an early date and that necessary political and economic reforms will be carried out.''
Edano, the top government spokesman, said Japan's stance on the future of Egypt is ''much the same as that of the United States,'' noting also that sociopolitical stability in the Middle East is vital for the Japanese and global economies.
Mubarak said Tuesday he would not run for reelection in September, although hundreds of thousands of protesters, who have taken to the streets of Cairo and elsewhere, are demanding that the 82-year-old president resign immediately.
U.S. President Barack Obama said Tuesday that an orderly and peaceful transition must begin now in Egypt.
Japan's Foreign Press Secretary Satoru Sato said 300 Japanese tourists remain in Egypt and that most of them are expected to leave the country on regular commercial flights in a couple of days.
