Summary Egypt President Mohamed Mursi discussed recent developments in Egypt with US President Obama.
CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt s presidency said early on Tuesday that President Mohamed Mursi spoke by phone with U.S. President Barack Obama on Monday about recent developments in Egypt.
Mursi stressed that Egypt was "moving forward" with a peaceful democratic transition, the presidency said in a statement on its Facebook page.
Millions of Egyptians took to the streets on Sunday to protest against Mursi and his Muslim Brotherhood and demand early presidential elections.
Meanwhile Egyptian Foreign Minister Mohamed Kamel Amr has tendered his resignation, the state news agency MENA reported early on Tuesday, after millions of Egyptians rallied against President Mohamed Mursi.
The report did not elaborate or say where it got the information. At least five other ministers have resigned since Sunday s mass protests.
