Egypt: Kerry has released $ 1.3 billion in annual aid to Egypt army Kerry has released $ 1.3 billion in annual aid to the army © AFP Secretary of State John Kerry released in May $ 1.3 billion in annual aid paid to the Egyptian army, said the State Department, when the United States is concerned about the excesses of the regime Islamist President Mohamed Morsi. The Egyptian military are the second recipients of U.S. aid - after Israel - with $ 1.3 billion per year and payment for the 2013 fiscal year was "closely examined" assured the spokesman U.S. Department of Foreign Affairs, Jennifer Psaki. Kerry approved on May 10 the transfer of this manna from the Egyptian army and notified its decision to Congress, as the law requires. Ms. Psaki justified a decision every year and in the interests of national security of the United States. In April before the Senate, the head of American diplomacy had welcomed the decisive role played by him in the Egyptian military to prevent a civil war in the overthrow of President Hosni Mubarak in 2011. He even felt that $ 1.3 billion was "the best investment America has made in the region." But Washington is also concerned about the last months of the "path" taken by Egypt President Morsi, on human rights, democratization and economic reform. This week, Kerry accused Cairo have staged a "political trial" after the court had sentenced to prison 43 Egyptian and foreign employees, including 16 Americans, NGOs. Ally for 30 years Mubarak regime, Washington walking on eggshells with the "new Egypt." For Americans, the dilemma is to support the democratic aspirations of Egyptians angry without one of its key regional allies, linked to Israel by a peace treaty. In March, Mr. Kerry had brought Morsi $ 250 million budget support, but a conditioning continued support for political and economic reforms. Read on Jeuneafrique Egypt: Kerry has released $ 1.3 billion in annual aid to the army | Jeuneafrique - the first information website and news about Africa Follow us: @ jeune_afrique on Twitter | jeuneafrique1 on Facebook
Posted on: Sat, 08 Jun 2013 22:15:42 +0000
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