The Obama administration has pledged $250 million in new aid to Egypt. Secretary of State John Kerry made the announcement after a meeting in Cairo with Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi. Kerry says he was provided assurances Egypt will move ahead on talks with the International Monetary Fund over economic reforms. Addressing protests of his visit, Kerry said the United States does not seek to interfere in Egyptian affairs.

Secretary of State John Kerry: “I emphasize again, as strongly as I can, we’re not here to interfere. I’m here to listen. We’re not here to urge anybody to take one particular action or another, though we have a point of view, and certainly I will express that. But what we support is democracy and the people and the nation of Egypt.”

Egypt was Kerry’s seventh stop on a nine-country tour. He is now in Saudi Arabia.