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Turkish President Offers Egypt Support

   VOA News  March 03, 2011
   Turkish  President  Abdullah Gul, right, shakes hands with Amr Moussa,
   secretary  general  of the Arab League, during their meeting in Cairo,
   Egypt, March 3, 2011

Photo: AP

   Turkish  President  Abdullah Gul, right, shakes hands with Amr Moussa,
   secretary  general  of the Arab League, during their meeting in Cairo,
   Egypt, March 3, 2011

   Turkish  President  Abdullah  Gul  called  on Egypt Thursday to hold a
   "transparent  transition"  as  it  moves  to  fill popular demands for
   democracy  after  protests  forced the departure of longtime President
   Hosni Mubarak last month. Â
   He  commented  as  he led a Turkish delegation to Cairo for talks with
   Egypt's  interim  military  leaders and political officials. He is the
   first  Turkish  official  to  visit Egypt since Mubarak resigned under
   pressure in February after three decades of rule.
   Turkey is seen by analysts as an example of how a predominately Muslim
   nation can have both an Islamist government and democracy. The Turkish
   military  has  participated in the overthrow of four governments since
   1960.  Some  Turkish  leaders  were  vocal  supporters of the Egyptian
   protest movement.
   Gul  arrived  in Egypt as the nation faces continued political change.
   Egyptian  Prime  Minister Ahmed Shafiq, appointed whileMr. Mubarak was
   still  in power, resigned on Thursday amid demands by protesters for a
   clean slate from the Mubarak era.

   Some information for this report was provided by AP, AFP and Reuters.
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