February 9, 2011 2:16 PM

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Stalemate between protestors and Egyptian govt continues with protestors in Cairo

While large number of protestors into Cairo’s Tahrir Square is calling for Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak's government to step down, country’s vice President Omar Suleiman has warned that hasty reforms could spell chaos in the country. Suleiman said that only dialogue and a programme of continuous steps could lead to change. According to official MENA news agency he said that Suleiman said the government would continue talking with political factions and youth who spearheaded the protests. The United States has urged Egypt to immediately lift an emergency law and launch democratic reforms. The UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has said that Egypt under President Hosni Mubarak has played a key role in seeking peace between Israel and the Palestinians and this role must be preserved in any transition stemming from the current mass protests. Meanwhile, protestors are firm on their central demand of ouster of President Mubarak. Addressing the large crowd at Tahrir square last evening, the freed Google executive Wael Ghonim, who has become hero of protestors, said that people would not abandon demand of the departure of the regime. Cyber activist Ghonim was released after being detained and blindfolded for 12 days whose Face book site helped kick start the protests on 25 January Earlier, Vice President Omar Suleiman announced the committees, which would relax presidential eligibility rules and impose term limits and will monitor the implementation of all proposed reforms. Vice President Omar Suleiman also announced on state television that the findings of another committee, which was ordered to probe into last week’s clashes between the anti Mubarak protestors and pro Mubarak people, would be referred to the attorney-general for prosecution. During his announcement, Vice President Suleiman quoted President Mubarak as saying that the youth of Egypt deserve national appreciation and they should not be detained, harassed or denied their freedom of expression.President Mubarak has already refused to resign immediately, saying that it would cause chaos. He however promised that he will not stand for re-election in September. Earlier, the government announced to increase the pay and pensions for public-sector workers by 15 percent.

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