Yesterday (30/1) The President of Egypt, Mohamed Morsi, traveled to Germany to ask for economic assistance. In a meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Morsi tried to ensure that Egypt remains committed to running a democracy.
But the request was not immediately granted. Merkel expressed his desire to see the first dialogue between all political forces and the government can respect human rights.
"The important thing for us is to outline the dialogue is always open to all political forces in Egypt, that the different political forces can contribute, that upheld human rights in Egypt and of course freedom of religion is run," said Angela Merkel in a joint press conference.
Demo heating, cancelled to France
In addition to seeking aid disbursement, President Morsi also want to Berlin was willing to remove Egypt's debt of U.S. $ 300 million.
According Morsi, the IMF and Germany is necessary for the economic recovery of collapsed amid political and social issues.
"The role of German is needed to convince the IMF that Egypt is in the process of democratization of the right path," he said.
Before the meeting, German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle said that any aid from Berlin will depend on the progress of democracy in Egypt.
Morsi has canceled a visit to France because of the continuing political crisis in the country but a visit to Germany though only a few hours reaffirm the importance of relations between the two countries.
Meanwhile, the protests continued and the two were killed in the violence in Tahrir Square in Cairo, Wednesday, January 30. Chief of the Egyptian Armed Forces, Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Sissi, already offer cautions current Egyptian political crisis could lead to click on the 'collapse' of the country.
Earlier, a U.S. $ 4.8 billion from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and Germany halted because of the political crisis that hit Egypt.
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