WASHINGTON: The transfer of power to a civilian government in Egypt must be “just and inclusive” and take place “as soon as possible,” the White House said on Friday.
“Most importantly, we believe that the full transfer of power to a civilian government must take place in a just and inclusive manner that responds to the legitimate aspirations of the Egyptian people, as soon as possible,” White House Press Secretary Jay Carney said in a statement.
The remarks came as a private Egyptian television channels reported that the ruling military council had tasked former Prime Minister Kamal al-Ganzuri with forming a new cabinet.
Ganzuri headed the government from 1996 to 1999 under ousted president Hosni Mubarak.
Egypt's ruling military council Tuesday accepted the resignation of caretaker premier Essam Sharaf's cabinet, amid spiralling unrest, and invited the country's political forces for crisis talks on the formation of a “national salvation” government.
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