LONDON (AFP) – Prime Minister David Cameron has said Egypt must "move towards civilian and democratic rule" after president Hosni Mubarak quit following days of mass protests.
Speaking after what he described as a "remarkable day", Cameron said Egypt now had a "really precious moment of opportunity to have a government that can bring the country together".
"We believe it must be a government that starts to put in place the building blocks of a truly open, free and democratic society," he said.
"Of course what has happened today should only be the first step.
"Those who now run Egypt have a duty to reflect the wishes of the Egyptian people, and in particular there really must be a move to civilian and democratic rule as part of this important transition to an open, democratic and free Egypt."
He added that "as a friend of Egypt and the Egyptian people we stand ready to help in any way that we can".
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Speaking after what he described as a "remarkable day", Cameron said Egypt now had a "really precious moment of opportunity to have a government that can bring the country together".
"We believe it must be a government that starts to put in place the building blocks of a truly open, free and democratic society," he said.
"Of course what has happened today should only be the first step.
"Those who now run Egypt have a duty to reflect the wishes of the Egyptian people, and in particular there really must be a move to civilian and democratic rule as part of this important transition to an open, democratic and free Egypt."
He added that "as a friend of Egypt and the Egyptian people we stand ready to help in any way that we can".
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