"Russia hopes democratic procedures in Egypt will be fully restored and all legitimate electoral procedures will be used for this," Medvedev said in a statement, the ITAR-TASS Russian news agency reported.
Medvedev said that a "strong, democratic Egypt [was]... an important factor in the continuation of the Middle Eastern peace process."
He also stressed the need for religious freedom and a lack of sectarian violence, saying that "Russia considers it extremely important that Egypt retains peace and unity between different confessions."
Earlier Saturday, the Russian Foreign Ministry released a statement calling for Egyptians not to resort to violence and to strengthen democratic structures, in the first official reaction from Moscow.
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