Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi says he wants to move Egypt forward as a stable and safe nation, and says he does not want sole control of the country.He made the remarks in a speech Friday in Cairo, as supporters and anti-government protesters rallied in different parts of the city. Morsi said he was not behind the dissolving of the lawmaking body, and he vowed to continue the nation's work on a new constitution. He said Egypt is on a path to freedom and democracy.
His remarks come a day after he put himself above oversight and declared that his decisions cannot be appealed by the courts or any other authority.
Protesters storm an office of Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi's Muslim Brotherhood Freedom and Justice party and set fires in the Mediterranean port city of Alexandria, Egypt, Nov. 23, 2012.
His remarks come a day after he put himself above oversight and declared that his decisions cannot be appealed by the courts or any other authority.
Protesters storm an office of Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi's Muslim Brotherhood Freedom and Justice party and set fires in the Mediterranean port city of Alexandria, Egypt, Nov. 23, 2012.