US approves annual military aid for Egypt: The Pentagon has formally approved the release of $1.3bn in annual mi...

US approves annual military aid for Egypt

US approves annual military aid for Egypt: The Pentagon has formally approved the release of $1.3bn in annual mi...

The US Pentagon has formally approved the release of $1.3bn in annual military assistance to Egypt, despite its failure to meet sufficient pro-democracy conditions. US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton has waived the congressional conditions that were imposed in December 2011 that tied the US aid to Egypt's transition to democracy, on grounds of national security interests. US State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said in a statement that the decision reflects the nation's "overarching goal: to maintain our strategic partnership with an Egypt made stronger and more stable by a successful transition to democracy." Clinton also certified that Egypt is meeting its obligations to the Israeli-Egyptian peace treaty signed in 1979, which frees up an additional $200m in economic aid. The decision, which has been criticised by some US lawmakers, took into account the...

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