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Cairo, Egypt (CNN) -- [Update 8:33 p.m. in Cairo, 1:33 p.m. ET] A statement issued by Egypt's military council affirmed that the military will not abolish civil authority but will only control the country during the transition period between civilian governments.
The military statement also expressed appreciation for former President Hosni Mubarak's service to the country, and saluted "martyrs" of Egypt's revolution.
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki Moon says he respects "the difficult decision" for Hosni Mubarak to step down as president of Egypt and he reiterated a call for an "orderly, peaceful transition."
The United Arab Emirates says it's confident in the ability of Egypt's military to run "the country's affairs in these delicate circumstances."
[Update 8:09 p.m. in Cairo, 1:09 ET] Switzerland has frozen "all possible assets" of former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and his circle, a government official said Friday.
[Update 8:03 p.m. in Cairo, 1:03 p.m. ET] President Barack Obama did not talk to Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak or Egyptian Vice President Omar Suleiman before Friday's announcement of Mubarak's resignation, according to White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Friday called the events in Egypt "irreversible" and said in the end there must be free elections. She also said Germany expects future Egyptian governments to honor the peace treaty with Israel.
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