Obama talks democracy with Egypt's Tantawi

Obama talks democracy with Egypt's Tantawi President Barack Obama stressed US support for Egypt's move to democracy and discussed its International Monetary Fund talks in a telephone conversation on Friday with Egyptian military council chief Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi, the White House said.

"The president reinforced the necessity of upholding universal principles and emphasized the important role that civil society, including non-governmental organizations, have in a democratic society," the White House said in a statement. (Reuters)