Secretary Clinton condemns the attacks on and harassment of journalists in Egypt, as well as the continued violence against demonstrators. The Egyptian government and military, she says, have “a clear responsibility” to protect them and to hold perpetrators accountable.
Secretary Clinton says the people of the Middle East want to see economic and political reforms to meet the needs of the region’s growing youth population. She urges leaders to cooperate toward a future their people will “believe in, stay for, and defend.”