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Assistant Secretary General of the National Democratic Party (NDP) Gamal Mubarak said Saturday20/5/2006 that the extension of the emergency law was aimed to face terrorism, adding that law will only continue until a new anti-terrorism bill is passed. Addressing a seminar on the sidelines of the world Economic Forum (WEF) in Sharm el-Sheikh, Gamal Mubarak said it takes from six months to one year to thoroughly study the new law before forwarding it to the parliament. Following extensions, voices said President Hosni Mubarak has backtracked on reforms, Gamal Mubarak said, adding that political reforms would continue to serve the interests of Egypt. The assistant NDP secretary-General denied that political reforms were not as fast as economic ones. According to Gamal Mubarak, reforms, however, are not the task of government alone, the whole community is involved, he said Political controversy in Egypt is an indication of the political activity of the society, he said, noting that certain obstacles were hindering reforms. In his speech, the President affirmed that the government had a clear vision regarding the future of reforms, Gamal Mubarak said. This is a message to the public opinion, the content of which is that the leadership is capable of dealing with the future vision of development, he added. Gamal Mubarak said President Mubarak will work with the parliament to present a number of new legislations in tandem with under way reforms. The NDP ran in the election under a platform aiming at materializing the Egyptians' aspirations and offering practical solutions to their problems, not just on the political arena but also on the economic and social ones, he said. Asked about the judges' crisis, Gamal Mubarak said the case was being handled by court like any other one, highlighting the judiciary's full independence to deal with any law case free tram government interference. The NDP official voiced hope that the turnout percentage in the coming elections would raise from 25 to at least 40. Meeting the basic needs of the Egyptians was a top priority for the government, especially with regard to the unemployment problem, securing subsidized goods for low-income brackets along with decreasing the inflation rates, he said. Gamal Mubarak stressed Egypt would witness reforms at all levels within the coming period, noting that some elements opposed such reforms at all levels within the coming period, noting that some elements opposed such reforms for fear their interests would be put at stake. For his part, Pakistani Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz, who was also taking part in the seminar, said his country carried out economic reforms in a way that made it hard for any coming government to go back on them. Aziz said reforms should be gradual and coming tram within rather than tram outside for the society to accept them. Regarding the Iranian nuclear file, the Pakistani premier highlighted Pakistan's opposition to nuclear proliferation in the Middle East, noting that Russia a close ally of Iran, and the United Nations should together, mediate in resolving the crisis. For his part, Bassam Awadallah, Jordanian King's Adviser, who was also present in the seminar, said there was a problem of lack of trust between citizens and governments in the Middle East. Proceeding in carrying out reforms and improving citizens' conditions would help governments gain peoples' confidence, he noted. The seminar was attended by Mrs. Suzanne Mubarak, Information Minister Anas El Fiqi and Foreign Trade and Industry Minister Rasheed Mohamed Rasheed along with a large number of Arab and foreign businessmen and figures concerned with political and international affairs. |
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