International community welcomes Morsi's election as Egyptian president

The international community on Sunday welcomed the conclusion of Egypt's presidential election process and congratulated Mohamed Morsi on his victory.

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Mohamed Morsi delivers a televised speech after he officially won the presidential election in Cairo, Egypt, (Xinhua/Li Muzi)



Morsi, candidate of Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood, got 52 percent of all the votes in the run-off round. Morsi said late Sunday in his first televised speech to the nation after he was officially declared winner of the presidential polls that he would respect all international agreements and form very balanced relations with all international forces. UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Sunday commended the Egyptian people for the peaceful atmosphere in which the elections were held and congratulated Morsi on his election. On Sunday, the European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton also welcomed the presidential election in Egypt and called the election "a major milestone in Egypt's democratic transition and an historic moment for the country and the region." U.S. President Barack Obama on Sunday extended his congratulations to Morsi and stressed "the United States will continue to support Egypt's transition to democracy and stand by the Egyptian people as they fulfill the promise of their revolution."

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