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Egypt's Foreign Minister Ahmed Abdoul Gheit has said that recent demonstrations against Hosni Mubarak's regime are the consequence of fraud in the recent parliamentary elections.

Abdoul Gheit has also slammed remarks by US government officials on the events in Egypt as interference in the country's internal affairs.

US President Barack Obama has said he is not convinced that Egypt is serious about a “genuine transition to democracy," reiterating that Mubarak has failed to lay out credible, concrete and irreversible change.

Mubarak announced in a televised speech on Thursday that he will not step down and transferred some authorities to his designated vice Omar Suleiman, who used to head the military intelligence of the country.

Pro-democracy demonstrations have entered their eighteenth day on Friday with implacable fury over Mubarak's decision. Protesters are chanting "no to Mubarak, no to Suleiman."

Suleiman has called on Liberation Square protesters to end the sit-in amid reported warnings by the army to take unspecific action in case the protesters reject the recent transition of power.

People, who have already camped outside the presidential palace in Cairo, reportedly intend to move forward with their 'march of millions' plan on Friday.

Several Egyptian cities, including the capital Cairo, Alexandria and Suez have been the scene of massive demonstrations over the past 17 days as millions of people spilled out into the streets, calling for an immediate end to Mubarak's three-decade-old rule, backed by massive American military, financial and political support.

At least 300 people have so far been killed and thousands more have been injured during nationwide protests.