CAIRO
Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi has offered anti government-protesters, who will take to the streets on June 30, to establish dialogue to amend the constitution.
Addressing the Egyptians ahead of the protests Morsi said he was ready to negotiate institutional reforms. He called on his citizens to form a committee from Muslim and Christian clerics, minorities and secular Egyptians, every segment of the society to draft the constitution. Morsi said he would implement the decisions made by the committee.
But Morsi warned pro-former regime Egyptians saying he would not let them cause any chaos threatening to take very tight measures.
"We will ensure security for the country not for the regime," he said. He also called for peaceful protests. Morsi said polarization was threatening Egypt's 'new born' democracy and the country, adding, "No one wants that."
Morsi urged his opponents to focus on parliamentary elections rather than topple him on the streets saying, "I am telling the opposition, our hands are extended."
"I want to see a strong opposition and thus the democracy will be strengthened," he added.
Morsi said the instability in the country cost $15 billion annually. He said there were external powers to put pressure on the country claiming several 'sister Arabic countries' were with the external powers.
Morsi called on the youth saying, "I have made a decision to include the youth in governing the country."
Morsi accepted the mistakes he made saying "I was right in some cases, and wrong in other cases I have discovered after a year in charge that for the revolution to achieve its goals, it needs radical measures. I will not insist on my mistakes."
He also urged media to cover the news objectively.
