Presidential special staff for international relations Teuku Faizasyah said here on Saturday that President Yudhoyono continued to monitor the latest developments in Egypt by contacting the Indonesian foreign affairs minister and envoy in Cairo.
"The foreign minister and ambassador in Cairo keep reporting the latest developments to President Yudhoyono," Teuku Faizasyah said.
Following the worsening situation in Egypt in the past few weeks, the head of state ordered the evacuation of Indonesian citizens from the country.
AFP reported from Paris on Friday that world leaders hailed the toppling of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak as a historic victory for the people power that paves the way to democracy.
As Mubarak`s three-decade-long rule ended a day after he enraged protesters by refusing to stap down, messages of congratulations to the Egyptian people flooded in.
US President Barack Obama said the people of Egypt had spoken and would settle for nothing less than "genuine democracy."
"The people of Egypt have spoken -- their voices have been heard and Egypt will never be the same," Obama was quoted by AFP as saying.
Besides Obama, UN chief Ban Ki-moon praised Mubarak for bowing to the will of the people and taking a "difficult decision made in the wider interests of the Egyptian people."
French President Nicolas Sarkozy saluted Mubarak`s "courageous and
necessary" decision to step down, adding: "France calls on all Egyptians to continue their march towards liberty."
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Mubarak`s departure marked a "historic change" and that she expected Egypt`s future government "to continue to keep the peace in the Middle East, in that the agreements made with Israel are respected and Israel`s security is guaranteed."
British Prime Minister David Cameron said that with Mubarak out, Egypt now had a "really precious moment of opportunity to have a government that can bring the country together".
"Those who now run Egypt have a duty to reflect the wishes of the Egyptian people," Cameron said.
AFP also said Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov expressed hope the power shift would "help the restoration of stability."
Italy, which earlier broke with most other Western leaders by coming out strongly in favor of Mubarak`s continued tenure, noted the "important development for the Egyptian people and its legitimate democratic aspirations," in a statement by Foreign Minister Franco Frattini.
Australia`s Prime Minister Julia Gillard and Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd, in a joint statement, hailed "a remarkable day for the people of Egypt."
"All Australians will have been moved by the joy we saw last night in Cairo`s Tahrir Square," they said.
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