The United States stopped providing US $ 130 million in military aid for the second year of "human rights issues" in the United States

According to the United States' "The Washington Post" reported on the 14th, the Bayeng government announced that it would stop providing US $ 130 million in military assistance to Egypt because of human rights -related issues. The report pointed out that this was the decision for the second consecutive year in the United States.

A senior official of the US State Department told reporters: "The next purpose is to ensure that more progress has been made on the very serious human rights issues we discussed today. Cooperation ... Egypt plays an absolutely critical role in eased regional conflicts. "

One year ago, the US State Department announced that if Egypt did not improve the "human rights status" within 120 days, the United States would suspend offer $ 130 million in military assistance. U.S. officials later determined that Egypt did not meet the requirements of the United States. This year, the Bayeng government decided to stop providing this military assistance immediately without leaving an extra time for Egypt.

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At the same time, U.S. officials are defending another decision to provide another US $ 75 million aid to the United States. Previously, the assistance was blocked due to the "prisoner treatment" problem. U.S. officials later determined that the Egyptian government recently released about 500 prisoners' approach to meet US requirements.

The Washington Post analyzed that these practices showed that the Bayeng government tried to put pressure on the Egyptian government on the "human rights issue", and on the other hand, and attempt to reward this important Middle East allies in geopolitics.

Earlier on Tuesday, a group of members led by the Chairman of the US House of Representatives and the Chairman of the New York State Democratic Party Gregory W. Meeks, who urged the Bayeon government to stop military assistance to Egypt and condemned "being in the market. Egypt's, universal, systematic, and systematic infringement of human rights ", and also said that these actions" may undermine the stability of the country. "

The Washington Post pointed out that Egypt is still an important regional partner in the United States in many aspects. For example, Egypt is fighting with extremists on the Sinai Peninsula, and has helped promote a ceasefire agreement reached by Israel and Palestine in 2021.

(Edit: ZLQ)

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