Cairo: Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak said he will step down at the end of his term in September, angering many Egyptians who want an immediate end to his 30-year rule.

Following is reaction from around the world: 

US President Barack Obama: "What is clear and what I indicated tonight to President Mubarak is my belief that an orderly transition must be meaningful, it must be peaceful and it must begin now.

"To the people of Egypt, particularly the young people of Egypt, I want to be clear: We hear your voices. I have an unyielding belief that you will determine your own destiny and seize the promise of a better future for your children and your grandchildren." 

French President Nicolas Sarkozy: "After President Mubarak's speech, the president (Sarkozy) reiterates his wish to see a concrete transition process start without delay in response to a desire for change and renewal so strongly expressed by the population.

"He calls on all Egyptian authorities to do everything to ensure that this crucial process takes place without violence." 

German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle: "Yesterday President Mubarak announced he would not run for another term -- that frees the way for a political new beginning. People want democratic change and they want it now. It must be a change toward democracy. Not a change that begins sometime (in the future), but one which begins now." 

British Prime Minister David Cameron: "The transition needs to be rapid and credible and it needs to start now. We stand with those, in this country, who want freedom, who want democracy and rights the world over -- that should always be our view.

And you can't watch the scenes in Cairo without finding it incredibly moving about people wanting to have those aspirations in Egypt as we have them in our country.

The government takes a very strong view that political reform is what is required, not repression.

"The key question is have they done enough. President Mubarak says he is going and we respect that. But what matters is not just the orderly transition, but also that it is urgent, it is credible, it starts now.

The more they can do with a timetable to convince people that it's true, the more I think the country can settle down to a stable and more democratic future." 

EU Foreign Affairs Chief Catherine Ashton: "The EU is calling for an orderly transition through a broad-based government leading to a genuine process of substantial democratic reform with full respect of the rule of law, human rights and fundamental freedoms.

"Unfortunately, the appointed new cabinet does not constitute such a broad-based representative government." 

Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan: "It is very important to get over this period with a temporary administration. People expect Mubarak to take a much different step ... the current administration fails to give confidence for beginning an atmosphere of democracy within a short period of time."

Shadi Hamid, analyst at Brookings Research Centre Doha

“This is a smart, strong regime. We are now starting to see the pro-regime mobilisation. Now we will see to what extent can the opposition sustain itself over a long period of time. Also, it has been a leaderless protest this could prove to be a weak point. They need a political face on this movement to take it to the next level. The clashes could be orders coming from the interior ministry. We were wondering where the police were, now we know they were pulling back and waiting for the right time to come back to the scene and release havoc. Some of the pro-Mubarak supporters have police IDs. We are entering in a different phase beginning today. Yesterday was jubilation, over a million strong which was an incredible thing to see but today is different.

“The regime’s strategy was to give some concessions to appease the silent majority. Now they are saying its time to go back to the normal state of affairs. Now we are beginning to see scenes of a concerted regime strategy. We could start to see divisions in the opposition group, who are willing to negotiate with Mubarak without him stepping down. Now we are starting to see Egyptians being pitted against one another.”

With input from Al Jazeera