February 3, 2011 - 09:25 AMT
Egypt's Foreign Ministry rejected calls for political transition

Egypt's Foreign Ministry said it rejected the U.S. and European calls for the process of political transition in Egypt to start now.

The ministry statement said calls from "foreign parties" talking about a transition now were "rejected and aimed to incite the internal situation in Egypt."

A Foreign Ministry spokesman said the ministry rejected the call that had been made from U.S. and several European capitals, Reuters reported.