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Egyptian Presidency rejected an army statement in which it gave 48 hours as ultimatum to meet the demands of the people. Meanwhile, foreign minister offered his resignation a day after the opposition gave President Mohammad Mursi a day to leave power.
In a statement issued overnight, the presidency insisted it would continue on its own path towards national reconciliation.
The statement added that the army declaration had not been cleared by the presidency and could cause confusion.
Earlier on Monday, the Army said it would impose its own road map for the country unless the public demands were met within 48 hours.
The presidency also denounced any declaration that would “deepen division” and “threaten the social peace”.
Mursi was consulting “with all national forces to secure the path of democratic change and the protection of the popular will”, it added.
“The civil democratic Egyptian state is one of the most important achievements of the January 25 revolution,” said the presidency, referring to the 2011 uprising that toppled dictator Hosni Mubarak.
“Egypt will absolutely not permit any step backward whatever the circumstances”, it added.
FM Resigns
Meanwhile on Tuesday, Foreign Minister Mohammed Kamel Amr has tendered his resignation, the official MENA news agency reported.
Amr is the latest and most high profile minister to resign after millions of Egyptians took to the streets to demand President Mohamed Mursi step down.
Ministers of tourism, environment, communication and legal affairs tendered their resignations together to Prime Minister Hisham Qandil on Monday.
However, both Mursi and Qandil rejected the resignation of the four ministers.
Source: Al Manar
