Mubarak announced that part of the transfer of power to Vice President Suleiman

 This Feb. 10 shooting of TV shots showed that Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak delivered a televised speech. Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak announced in a televised speech the evening part of the transfer of power to Vice President Suleiman. Xinhua News Agency


2 10 February, at Cairo International Airport passenger terminal via live television watching Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak's speech. That night, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak announced in a televised speech some hand over power to Vice President Suleiman. Xinhua News Agency reporters Yin Dong and Xun She

CAIRO, Feb. 10 (Xinhua Feng Kang Zhu Junqing) Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak delivered a televised speech the evening of 10 local time, said the decision to be part of the constitutional transfer of power to Vice President Suleiman, while he himself will not resign as president.

Mubarak said in his speech, according to the Constitution, he would shoulder his responsibility to defend the country's stability, until September at the new free and fair presidential elections in Egypt to achieve a smooth transition of power.

Mubarak said the protesters demanded the voice of democracy is justified and legitimate, and he listened and did not respond to requests from young people feel uneasy. He stressed that the Vice President Suleiman dialogue with the opposition must be based on safeguarding national interests to continue.

Mubarak said he had asked the Egyptian Constitution, 76,77,88,93 and 189 to modify the terms such as 5, these terms are eligible for the presidential candidates, presidential term, judicial supervision of elections, the People's Assembly Members qualifications and the President's power to amend the constitution to make any corresponding provisions.

He also requested the deletion of article 179 of the Constitution, namely the anti-terrorism provisions that long-term implementation for the lifting of emergency law in Egypt to create the conditions.

He also said that protests would be severely punished in the manufacture of lawless violence, the protesters were killed will not shed blood.

Subsequently, the Vice President Suleiman also made a televised address, urged the people to participate in protests and strikes to go home and resume work as soon as possible. He also said the government is willing to continue the dialogue.