US TO SEND EGYPT APACHE HELICOPTERS IN NOVEMBER

Cairo, 21 Dhulhijja 1435/14 October 2014 (MINA) – The United States will send Apache helicopters to Egypt in November, said US Secretary of State John Kerry Monday at a meeting Monday with President El-Sisi in the presence of foreign minister Sameh Shokry, reported Egypt’s official state news agency MENA.

The US had planned to deliver ten Apache helicopters to Egypt to support Cairo’s counterterrorism efforts, according to words exchanged between US defense secretary Chuck Hagel and Egyptian defense minister Sedki Sobhy in late September, Ahram Online quoted by Mi’raj Islamic News Agency (MINA) as reporting.

The US announced in April that it had decided to lift its hold on the delivery of the attack helicopters to Egypt, imposed last year after the ouster of President Mohamed Morsi.

According to a law in US, the country is prohibited from giving assistance to countries experiencing a coup de etat, despite the United States has denied that what happened in Egypt was not a coup.

Egypt’s military offensive operations against his brother in Sinai took place tighter lately. Both began to improve strikes since the ousted of Morsi in July 2013.

On the Monday meeting, Kerry also said that a group of investors will visit Egypt the same month to study available investment opportunities, as Kerry made clear US intentions to assist Egypt to grow and prosper economically.

Kerry broached human rights during the meeting as well.

“The Secretary also emphasised the importance of a vibrant civil society and giving all Egyptians space to make their voices heard,” a State Department official said.(T/R04/P3)

Mi’raj Islamic News Agency (MINA)