<p>German Chancellor Angela Merkel, British Prime Minister David Cameron, French President Nicolas Sarkozy, Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Zapatero and Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi said in a joint statement: "We are watching with utmost concern the deteriorating situation in Egypt."<br /><br />"The Egyptian people must be able to exercise freely their right to peaceful assembly, and enjoy the full protection of the security forces."Attacks against journalists were "completely unacceptable".<br /><br />"We condemn all those who use or encourage violence, which will only aggravate the political crisis in Egypt."Only a quick and orderly transition to a broad-based government will make it possible to overcome the challenges Egypt is now facing."That transition process "must start now".</p>
<p>German Chancellor Angela Merkel, British Prime Minister David Cameron, French President Nicolas Sarkozy, Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Zapatero and Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi said in a joint statement: "We are watching with utmost concern the deteriorating situation in Egypt."<br /><br />"The Egyptian people must be able to exercise freely their right to peaceful assembly, and enjoy the full protection of the security forces."Attacks against journalists were "completely unacceptable".<br /><br />"We condemn all those who use or encourage violence, which will only aggravate the political crisis in Egypt."Only a quick and orderly transition to a broad-based government will make it possible to overcome the challenges Egypt is now facing."That transition process "must start now".</p>