In a carefully worded statement, Obama said he was "deeply concerned" by the military's move to topple Morsi's government and suspend Egypt's constitution. He said he was ordering the U.S. government to assess what the military's actions meant for U.S. foreign aid to Egypt - $1.5 billion a year in military and economic assistance.
Under U.S. law, the government must suspend foreign aid to any nation whose elected leader is ousted in a coup.
Obama also urged the military to not arrest Morsi or his supporters.
"I now call on the Egyptian military to move quickly and responsibly to return full authority back to a democratically elected civilian government as soon as possible through an inclusive and transparent process, and to avoid any arbitrary arrests of President Morsi and his supporters," Obama said.
The U.S. wasn't taking sides in the conflict, committing itself only to democracy and respect for the rule of law, Obama said.
Obama had huddled in the White House Situation Room with Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, Attorney General Eric Holder and his new national security adviser, former U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice. In his statement after the meeting, Obama said he expected the military to protect the rights of Egypt's men and women to due process and peaceful assembly. He reaffirmed his call for a democratic Egypt that involves participation from secular and religious parties alike.
"The voices of all those who have protested peacefully must be heard, including those who welcomed today's developments, and those who have supported President Morsi," Obama said, urging all sides to refrain from violence.
U.S. might have to cut off aid: Gen. Martin Dempsey
Moments earlier, U.S. Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Martin Dempsey warned the Egyptian military of consequences if its overthrow of President Mohamed Mursi is viewed as a coup.
"At the end of the day it's their country and they will find their way, but there will consequences if it is badly handled," he told CNN. "There's laws that bind us on how we deal with these kinds of situations."
Egyptian armed forces on July 3 ousted Morsi, an Islamist leader of the Muslim Brotherhood and Egypt's first democratically elected president, after just a year in power. The military installed a temporary civilian government, suspended the constitution and called for new elections. Morsi has denounced it as a "full coup."
Britain urges calm, Saudi King congratulates new leader
Britain urged for calm in Egypt following the army's ouster of president Mohamed Morsi and spoke out against the use of military intervention in bringing about regime change, but stopped short of calling it a coup.
"The situation is clearly dangerous and we call on all sides to show restraint and avoid violence," said Foreign Secretary William Hague.
"The United Kingdom does not support military intervention as a way to resolve disputes in a democratic system," Hague said in the statement.
Despite its concerns about Wednesday's dramatic events, Britain called on all parties to move forward and "show the leadership and vision needed to restore and renew Egypt's democratic transition." "It is vital for them to respond to the strong desire of the Egyptian people for faster economic and political progress for their country," stressed Hague.
- French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said Paris took note that elections had been announced in Egypt following a transition period.
France hoped a timetable would be drawn up respecting "civil peace, pluralism, individual liberties and the achievements of the democratic transition, so that the Egyptian people can freely choose their leaders and their future," Fabius added.
For his part, Saudi King Abdullah sent a message of congratulations to Egypt's new caretaker president, saying his appointment comes at a "critical" time in the nation's history, the official Saudi news agency SPA reported.
"On behalf of the people of Saudi Arabia I congratulate you for taking over the leadership of Egypt at this critical time in its history," Abdullah said in the first message of congratulations by an Arab leader to Adly Mansour.
"We call on God to help you bear the responsibility to achieve the hopes of our brotherly people in Egypt," the head of the Sunni-ruled oil powerhouse said in the message.
He also paid tribute to the Egyptian armed forces and its leader Abdel Fattah al-Sisi for using "wisdom" in helping to resolve the crisis and avoiding "unforseen consequences."
http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com
4/7/13
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US-Einfluss gering wie seit 30 Jahren nicht mehr.....
ReplyDeleteDer Westen kritisiert den Umsturz, aber fordert keine Wiedereinsetzung des demokratisch gewählten Präsidenten. Es bleibt ihm kaum mehr als die Hoffnung auf eine zweite Chance für Ägyptens Demokratie. ......http://www.welt.de/politik/ausland/article117732083/US-Einfluss-gering-wie-seit-30-Jahren-nicht-mehr.html
4/7/13
Una estrategia de la Casa Blanca para continuar con la ayuda militar a El Cairo...
ReplyDeleteEs de US$ 1550 millones. Por ley debe cortarla si hubiera un golpe. Por eso, se abstuvo de calificar el cambio de régimen.
Nadie tiene dudas. Lo ocurrido en Egipto fue un golpe de estado. El ejército egipcio derrocó a un presidente democráticamente elegido, suspendió la Constitución y dio luz verde a un nuevo gobierno que ayer disolvió el Parlamento. Tanto Washington como El Cairo se niegan, sin embargo, a definir el hecho como un golpe. ¿Por qué?
Lo que está en juego son, nada más ni nada menos, US$ 1.550 millones.
Es el monto que EE.UU. le otorga anualmente a Egipto en materia de asistencia militar y económica. Desde 1979, Egipto es –después de Israel– el país que más fondos recibe de Washington.
De acuerdo al Foreing Assistan Act , la ley que regula la ayuda financiera estadounidense al exterior, la Casa Blanca debe cortarle la asistencia todo país “cuyo gobierno, elegido debidamente, haya sido derrocado por un golpe militar”. La ley dice que la Casa Blanca no puede hacer excepciones y que la ayuda no puede ser restaurada hasta que “no asuma un gobierno elegido democráticamente” Esto significa que Obama debería cortarle la ayuda a Egipto inmediatamente. Pero todavía no lo ha hecho y evitó en todo momento pronunciar la palabra golpe.
Washington siempre tuvo miedo de que si, la ayuda a Egipto es suspendida aun por corto tiempo, El Cairo pondría fin a los tratados de paz que firmó con Israel. Lógicamente, el nuevo gobierno egipcio no quiere que le corten la ayuda y, por lo tanto, también se niega a hablar de golpe. Afirma que lo que hubo fue una rebelión popular.
“No fue un golpe de Estado porque los militares no tomaron el poder”, dijo Mohamed Tawfik, el embajador de Egipto en Washington. El caso egipcio, sin embargo, sentará precedente.
En el pasado, Washington le cortó la ayuda económica a Costa de Marfil, África Central, Fiji y Pakistán. Pero cuando Hosni Mubarak fue derrocado, la ayuda a Egipto continuó. Mubarak no había sido elegido democráticamente. En ese sentido, el caso de Mohamed Mursi es muy diferente. Su presidencia fue el producto de unas elecciones que el mundo entero considero libres y transparentes.
Sin embargo, ahora que la situación es más clara, nadie en la Casa Blanca ni en el Congreso está dispuesto a tomar una decisión. Sin duda, la ayuda será uno de los instrumentos que tiene EE.UU. para influenciar en el proceso político. Por eso, muchos estiman en Washington que es mejor mantener la asistencia y amenazar con cortarla si no convocan pronto a elecciones; o bien primero suspender la ayuda y luego afirmar a El Cairo que soló será restaurada si convocan a comicios.
http://www.clarin.com/mundo/estrategia-Casa-Blanca-continuar-Cairo_0_950905009.html
6/7/13
McCain urges US to suspend Egypt military aid ...US senator calls for freeze of financial aid to the country's army and says US should not "repeat" its past "mistakes"....
ReplyDeleteUS Republican Senator John McCain has called on the US government to suspend financial aid to the Egyptian army, following a military coup that overthrew the elected president Mohamed Morsi.
“We have to suspend aid to Egyptian military because the military has overturned the vote of the people,” McCain, who is also a member of the Senate’s Foreign Relations Committee, said on Friday.
“We cannot repeat the same mistakes that we made in other times of our history by supporting removal of freely elected governments.”
McCain said that Washington should demand Egyptian army to set a timetable for elections and for making of a new constitution.
“And then we should evaluate whether to continue with aid or not,” McCain said.
US has been granting financial aid to Egypt since 1979, which is considered a critical US national security priority.
The country receives the second-highest amount of American financial assistance after Israel. The US provides $1.5bn a year to Egypt in military and economic assistance and around $1.3bn of this amount goes the the Egyptian army.
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/americas/2013/07/2013766819603784.html
6/7/13
ΗΠΑ: Έκκληση για αυτοσυγκράτηση στην Αίγυπτο...Ο εκπρόσωπος του Λευκού Οίκου Τζέι Κάρνεϊ δήλωσε ότι δεν είναι προς το συμφέρον των ΗΠΑ η αμερικανική κυβέρνηση να μεταβάλει άμεσα το πρόγραμμα της βοήθειας που χορηγεί στην Αίγυπτο.....
ReplyDeleteΗ κυβέρνηση των ΗΠΑ έκανε έκκληση για αυτοσυγκράτηση ζητώντας από όλες τις πλευρές στην Αίγυπτο να αποφύγουν τις προκλήσεις ενώ όπως έγινε γνωστό δεν διακόπτει τη βοήθεια προς το παρόν.
Ο εκπρόσωπος του Λευκού Οίκου Τζέι Κάρνεϊ δήλωσε ότι δεν είναι προς το συμφέρον των ΗΠΑ η αμερικανική κυβέρνηση να μεταβάλει άμεσα το πρόγραμμα της βοήθειας που χορηγεί στην Αίγυπτο.
«Δεν πιστεύουμε ότι είναι προς το συμφέρον μας να λάβουμε μια βιαστική απόφαση», είπε προσθέτοντας ότι «εξετάζεται» ακόμη το εάν η ανατροπή από το στρατό του ισλαμιστή προέδρου Μόρσι αποτέλεσε πραξικόπημα.
Πηγή: ΑΜΠΕ
http://www.naftemporiki.gr/story/673141
8/7/13
UAE to give Egypt $3 billion in loans ...
ReplyDeleteCAIRO - The United Arab Emirates has agreed to grant Egypt $1 billion and lend it another $2 billion, an Egyptian source said on Tuesday, throwing it a financial lifeline after the army ousted the country's Islamist president last week.
The source also said Saudi Arabia may lend Egypt another $2 billion, which he expected to be confirmed within two days.
Egypt's finances have been devastated by political and economic instability since the popular uprising that pushed Hosni Mubarak out of the presidency two and a half years ago.
The UAE's $3 billion was expected to be part of a larger financial package from the Gulf emirate, said the source close to the talks. The loan would be in the form of a deposit at Egypt's central bank, although the interest rate and maturity had yet to be finalized.
http://www.jpost.com/Breaking-News/UAE-to-give-Egypt-3-billion-in-loans-319252
9/7/13
Saudi Arabia and UAE to lend Egypt up to $8 billion...
DeleteThe United Arab Emirates will give Egypt $1 billion and lend it a further $2 billion. Saudi Arabia has also said it has approved a $5billion aid package to Cairo.
The UAE loan would be in the form of a $2 billion interest free deposit in Egypt’s central bank, state news agency WAM said on Tuesday. The UAE is also to give Egypt $1 billion.
The UAE delegation to Cairo included the Gulf country's national security adviser, foreign minister and energy minister.
The UAE visit was to “show full support to the people of Egypt - political support, economic support,” Badr Abdelatty an Egyptian foreign ministry spokesman told Reuters.
The UAE was one of the first countries to congratulate Egypt following the army’s decision to oust the Muslim Brotherhood’s Mohammed Morsi.
Saudi Arabia also approved a $5 billion aid package to Egypt Tuesday, comprising a $2 billion central bank deposit, $2 billion in energy products and $1 billion in cash, Ibrahim Alassaf, the Saudi Finance Minister told Reuters.
Meanwhile Washington has said that there will be no immediate cut off of US aid to Egypt, although the 700 million for 2013 has not yet been disbursed and aid for 2014 has not yet been discussed.
http://rt.com/news/uae-saudi-egypt-loan-849/
9/7/13
UAE delivers $3 billion in aid to Egypt...
DeleteEgypt received $3 billion in aid from the UAE on Thursday, part of $12 billion that Gulf Arab states promised
CAIRO
Egypt received $3 billion in aid from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Thursday, part of $12 billion that Gulf Arab states promised after the military coup early this month.
Egypt Central Bank Chairman Hisham Ramez said that the aid had arrived.
The UAE said last week that it would provide Egypt with $1 billion as a grant and a $2 billion loan in the form of an interest-free central bank deposit. Saudi Arabia pledged $5 billion and Kuwait, $4 billion.
The Saudi funds comprised a $2 billion central bank deposit, $2 billion in energy products, and $1 billion in cash.
http://www.aa.com.tr/en/news/205596--uae-delivers-3-billion-in-aid-to-egypt
18/7/13
Ägypten und EU-Deutschland zahlt Kairo 2013 kein Geld mehr...
DeleteDie EU-Botschafter beraten über Reaktionen auf die Gewalt in Ägypten. Der deutsche Entwicklungsminister Niebel hat die deutschen Finanzhilfen für dieses Jahr gestoppt.
Entwicklungsminister Dirk Niebel (FDP) zieht Konsequenzen aus der Gewalt in Ägypten. Die ägyptische Regierung werde in diesem Jahr keine weiteren Zusagen für finanzielle Unterstützung erhalten, sagte Niebel dem Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg. Auch über mögliche Schuldenumwandlungen werde er mit Kairo nicht mehr verhandeln.
Stattdessen wolle er sich auf Maßnahmen konzentrieren, die den Menschen helfen und möglichst fern von der Regierung sind. Als Beispiele nannte der Minister Mikrokredite für kleine und mittlere Unternehmen sowie Wasserversorgungsprojekte.
Die Botschafter von 28 EU-Staaten beraten bei einem Krisentreffen in Brüssel über die Entwicklung in Ägypten und mögliche Konsequenzen für die Europäische Union. Das bestätigten EU-Diplomaten.
Wirtschaftlicher Druck
Die EU will dem Vernehmen nach vor allem wirtschaftlichen Druck ausüben. Die Union hatte dem Land im vergangenen Jahr ein Hilfspaket von insgesamt fünf Milliarden Euro in Aussicht gestellt. Zu dem Paket gehören auch Kredite von Förderbanken....http://www.zeit.de/politik/ausland/2013-08/aegypten-finanzhilfen-niebel-eu
19/8/13
Egypt returns $2 bln to Qatar after talks to securitise it fail...
DeleteCAIRO- Egypt has returned to Qatar $2 billion that the Gulf state had deposited with Egypt's central bank, after negotiations to convert the funds into three-year bonds broke down, central bank Governor Hisham Ramez said by telephone on Thursday.
Qatar had sent Egypt $3 billion in May, of which it converted $1 billion into three-year bonds.
Cairo's relations with Qatar deteriorated after the Egyptian army deposed President Mohamed Mursi on July 3. Qatar had been a firm backer of Morsi's Muslim Brotherhood and lent or gave Egypt $7.5 billion during the year he was in power.
http://www.jpost.com/Breaking-News/Egypt-returns-2-bln-to-Qatar-after-talks-to-securitise-it-fail-326552
19/9/13
Οι ΗΠΑ «εξετάζουν» εάν η αποπομπή του Μόρσι ήταν πραξικόπημα....«Θέλει χρόνο», λέει ο Λευκός Οίκος...
ReplyDelete«Μελετούμε το πώς οι αρχές αντιδρούν και χειρίζονται την τρέχουσα κατάσταση», ανέφερε ο εκπρόσωπος της αμερικανικής προεδρίας
«Θα χρειαστεί χρόνο για να κρίνει εάν και κατά πόσον η απομάκρυνση του ισλαμιστή εκλεγμένου προέδρου Μοχάμεντ Μόρσι από το στρατό στην Αίγυπτο αποτελεί ή όχι πραξικόπημα», αναφέρει ο Λευκός Οίκος σε ανακοίνωσή του, ενώ παράλληλα κάλεσε τις αιγυπτιακές ένοπλες δυνάμεις να ασκήσουν αυτοσυγκράτηση.
«Μελετούμε το πώς οι αρχές αντιδρούν και χειρίζονται την τρέχουσα κατάσταση», ανέφερε ο εκπρόσωπος της αμερικανικής προεδρίας Τζέι Κάρνεϊ, ερωτηθείς εάν η κυβέρνηση των ΗΠΑ βρίσκεται πιο κοντά στο να λάβει μια απόφαση σχετικά με το εάν θα χαρακτηρίσει την αποπομπή Μόρσι πραξικόπημα, κάτι που θα είχε συνέπεια βάσει του ισχύοντος νόμου στις Ηνωμένες Πολιτείες την άμεση διακοπή των προγραμμάτων βοήθειας προς τον αιγυπτιακό στρατό και μια σειρά άλλων μέτρων.
Νωρίτερα, Αμερικανοί αξιωματούχοι δήλωσαν ότι δεν έχουν μεταβληθεί τα σχέδια της Ουάσινγκτον να παραδώσει άλλα τέσσερα μαχητικά αεροσκάφη F-16 τις επόμενες εβδομάδες στην αιγυπτιακή πολεμική αεροπορία.
«Δεν υφίσταται ουδεμία αλλαγή στους σχεδιασμούς να παραδοθούν F-16 στις αιγυπτιακές ένοπλες δυνάμεις», δήλωσε ένας αξιωματούχος της κυβέρνησης των ΗΠΑ ο οποίος ζήτησε να μην κατονομαστεί. Ένας δεύτερος Αμερικανός αξιωματούχος δήλωσε ότι η παράδοση των μαχητικών αυτών είναι ενδεχόμενο να προχωρήσει τον Αύγουστο. Άλλα οκτώ μαχητικά F-16 είναι προγραμματισμένο να παραδοθούν τον Δεκέμβριο.
Για το οικονομικό έτος 2013, που λήγει τον Σεπτέμβριο, οι ΗΠΑ έχουν ήδη παραδώσει οικονομική βοήθεια ύψους 650 εκατ. δολαρίων, ενώ απομένει να χορηγηθεί βοήθεια αξίας ακόμη 585 εκατ. δολαρίων, είπε ο δεύτερος Αμερικανός αξιωματούχος.
http://www.protothema.gr/world/article/293696/oi-ipa-exetazoun-ean-i-apopobi-tou-morsi-itan-praxikopima/
10/7/13
Russian MP questions legitimacy of Egyptian president's ouster ...
DeleteMOSCOW, July 10 (Xinhua) -- The Egyptian military's overthrow of President Mohamed Morsi could hardly be described as legitimate, a Russian parliament deputy said Wednesday.
"The events in Egypt are actually the denial of the results of the democratic elections," Alexei Pushkov, head of the international affairs committee in the Russian lower house of parliament, told reporters.
Pushkov said this cast "serious doubt" on his ouster's legitimacy.
He also said the events in Egypt could have been orchestrated by forces outside that country.
"This is not a democratic response but serious political manipulation," the Interfax news agency quoted Pushkov as saying, adding Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates were politically and financially supporting the new regime in Cairo, allocating 8 billion U.S. dollars for that purpose.
He said these countries' support for the anti-Morsi coup was based on worries the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt could potentially undermine the Gulf monarchies.
Egypt's new prosecution issued arrest warrants Wednesday for the Muslim Brotherhood and two other Islamists parties' leaders.
http://english.cntv.cn/20130711/100246.shtml
10/7/13
US still plans to send F-16s to Egypt in coming weeks ....
ReplyDeleteWASHINGTON: The US is moving ahead with plans to deliver four F-16s to Egypt despite the ongoing debate about the military's overthrow of President Mohamed Morsi and whether it legally constitutes a coup that could shut off aid to the country.
Defense officials say senior administration leaders discussed the delivery and decided to let it continue. The fighters are part of a $1.3 billion package approved in 2010 that included 20 F-16s and some M1A1 Abrams tank kits. About half of the aid package has been dispersed, officials said.
Eight of the F-16s were delivered in January, the next four are expected to be delivered in the coming weeks and the final eight will be sent later this year.
News of the impending weapons delivery to the Egyptian military came as the administration continued to make the case that it is staying neutral in the crisis.
The White House and State Department reiterated the view Wednesday that it would not be in the United States' national security interests to interrupt US aid to Egypt, including to the armed forces, as would be required by law if Morsi's ouster is determined to have been a coup.
"We do not believe it is in the best interests of the United States to make immediate changes to our assistance programs," White House press secretary Jay Carney told reporters, adding that the administration is going to take its time to make any determinations about the removal of Morsi from power.
At the State Department, spokeswoman Jen Psaki noted that aid to Egypt "has been around for quite some time and has a range of reasons as to why we do it."
The comments come after a week of violence and widespread demonstrations and as defense secretary Chuck Hagel and other US leaders make repeated calls to their counterparts in Egypt urging an end to the violence and a quick transition to a civilian government. Hagel has spoken to Egypt's defense minister, Gen. Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, eight times in the last nine days, with one phone call lasting as long as 45 minutes.
US officials have expressed satisfaction with the military-backed interim government's plans to restore democratically elected civilian leaders.
Islamist members of Morsi's Muslim Brotherhood movement have denounced the ouster and have demanded Morsi's release from detention and reinstatement.
The Islamists have accused Egyptian troops of gunning down protesters, while the military blamed armed backers of Morsi for attempting to storm a military building.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/US-still-plans-to-send-F-16s-to-Egypt-in-coming-weeks/articleshow/21014173.cms
11/7/13
Senator brings bill to halt US aid to Egypt...Washington has been loathe to call removal of Muslim Brotherhood a ‘coup’ because it would entail cutting some $1.5b annual funds...
ReplyDeleteWASHINGTON (AP) — A Republican lawmaker introduced a bill Thursday to halt the $1.5 billion in annual US aid to Egypt, the first such legislation since last week’s military overthrow of the government.
Several senators have urged the suspension of military and other funds for Egypt because of a US law prohibiting foreign assistance after coups. But the Obama administration insists the money as vital to US national security interests — a position it reiterated Thursday after Republican Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky demanded an end to more than three decades of American support for Egypt.....http://www.timesofisrael.com/senator-brings-bill-to-halt-us-aid-to-egypt/
11/7/13
US calls for Egypt military to avoid political arrests ...
ReplyDeleteCAIRO- The United States has called on the Egyptian military to avoid politically motivated arrests, US Deputy Secretary of State William Burns said on Monday in Cairo.
Burns is the first senior US official to visit Egypt since the army removed President Mohammed Morsi on July 3.
http://www.jpost.com/Breaking-News/US-calls-for-Egypt-military-to-avoid-political-arrests-319891
15/7/13
Ägypten: Mit Mursis Sturz kommt das Geld...
ReplyDeleteEin Jahr haben sie sich versteckt, jetzt kommen sie zurück: Ägyptens Geschäftsleute. Die Probleme sind gewaltig, eine rasche Besserung ist nicht in Sicht.
Seit Mohammed Mursi gestürzt ist, kehren ägyptische Geschäftsmänner in ihr Heimatland zurück – und mit ihnen ihr Geld. Zum Beispiel Samih Sawiris, Sohn der gleichnamigen koptischen Familie. Die Sawiris sind wohlhabende Geschäftsleute. Samihs Vater Onsi hat Orascom gegründet, einen Konzern, zu dem mittlerweile Unternehmen des Baugewerbes, der Telekommunikations- und der Tourismusbranche gehören. Sein Bruder Naguib ist Chef von Orascom Telecom. Samih Sawiris selbst baut Touristenzentren, ursprünglich in Ägypten, seit einiger Zeit auch in Andermatt.
Ein Jahr lang hielt sich Samih Sawiris vom ägyptischen Finanzmarkt fern: genau so lange, wie die Muslimbrüder an der Macht waren. Jetzt investiert er wieder. Mit ihm kamen andere ägyptische Geschäftsleute zurück an die Börse in Kairo, die ihr Vermögen zuvor im Ausland gebunkert hatten.
Alles passierte ganz schnell: Schon am Tag nach dem Militärputsch stiegen die Kurse an der Börse in Kairo so rasant, dass der Handel vorübergehend ausgesetzt werden musste. ....http://www.zeit.de/wirtschaft/geldanlage/2013-07/aegypten-investoren-boerse-rueckkehr
17/7/13
IMF abandons plan to provide $4.8 billion loan to Egypt...
ReplyDeleteThe International Monetary Fund (IMF) does not plan to restart negotiations about a possible $4.8 billion loan to Egypt until the country’s military-backed transitional government gains recognition from the international community.
"It's a case of the international community...its institutions, its nations, coming together and recognizing a particular government," said IMF deputy spokesman William Murray, adding that "until that happens, and until our members make a decision on the Egyptian government, we're going to keep our context technical (at the technical level)."
Egypt began talks with the IMF over the critically needed loan in 2011, before the military coup which resulted in the July 3 removal of Muslim Brotherhood President Mohamed Morsi. The amount of the loan started at $3.2 billion and was later raised to $4.8 billion.
However, newly appointed Planning Minister Ashraf al-Araby acknowledged that the combined $12 billion aid received in early July from the oil-rich Gulf nations of Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Kuwait would support Egypt through its transitional period.
Al-Araby previously stated that “it is not appropriate to have a new round of negotiations with the IMF until Egypt regains political stability," though he noted that these views are his own and cannot be applied to the official ministerial policy, Ahram online reported.....http://rt.com/news/egypt-imf-loan-talks-596/
25/7/13
Το ΔΝΤ δεν διαπραγματεύεται δάνειο με την μεταβατική Κυβέρνηση στην Αίγυπτο...
ReplyDeleteΤο Διεθνές Νομισματικό Ταμείο ανακοίνωσε σήμερα ότι δεν θα διεξαγάγει συνομιλίες σχετικά με ένα δάνειο ύψους 4,8 δισ. δολαρίων το οποίο διαπραγματευόταν με την Αίγυπτο, ωσότου η μεταβατική Κυβέρνηση αναγνωριστεί από την διεθνή κοινότητα.
Ο αναπληρωτής του ΔΝΤ Ουίλιαμ Μάρεϊ επανέλαβε ότι το Ταμείο δεν βρίσκεται σε επαφή με τη σημερινή Κυβέρνηση της Αιγύπτου, αλλά μόνον με γραφειοκράτες σε τεχνικό επίπεδο.
“Είναι μια περίπτωση στην οποία η διεθνής κοινότητα. . . οι θεσμοί της, τα κράτη της, θα πρέπει να αναγνωρίσουν μια συγκεκριμένη κυβέρνηση”, είπε ο Μάρεϊ.
“Ωσότου να συμβεί αυτό, και ωσότου τα [κράτη -] μέλη μας να λάβουν μια απόφαση σχετικά με την αιγυπτιακή κυβέρνηση, θα διατηρήσουμε τις επαφές μας σε αυστηρά τεχνικό πλαίσιο, σε τεχνικό επίπεδο”, πρόσθεσε.
Το ΔΝΤ διαπραγματευόταν με την κυβέρνηση της Αιγύπτου την χορήγηση ενός δανείου ύψους 4,8 δισ. δολαρίων πριν ο στρατός αποπέμψει τον εκλεγμένο πρόεδρο Μοχάμεντ Μόρσι στις αρχές Ιουλίου.
http://www.onlycy.com/363836-το-δντ-δεν-διαπραγματεύεται-δάνειο-με
25/7/13
US Senate rejects proposal to halt Egypt aid...Rand Paul proposed that Washington label Morsi’s ouster a coup, spend funds ‘at home’...
ReplyDeleteWASHINGTON (AP) — The US Senate rejected a proposal Wednesday to take money meant for aid to Egypt and instead spend it on building bridges at home, after a potential Republican presidential candidate challenged the Obama administration’s refusal to label the ouster of Egypt’s president a military.
Sen. Rand Paul’s amendment to next year’s transportation bill would have halted the $1.5 billion in assistance the US gives Egypt each year. Most of it is military assistance.
Paul cited the US law that bans most forms of support for countries that suffer a military “coup.” The administration has said it won’t make that determination about the Egyptian army’s July 3 ouster of the Islamist President Mohammed Morsi.
“Our nation’s bridges are crumbling,” said Paul, a strict conservative who has previously failed in attempts to cut US support programs for Egypt, Libya and Pakistan. “I propose that we take the billion dollars that is now being illegally given to Egypt and spend it at home.”
The Senate voted 86-13 against the measure. It was the first to be proposed in either chamber of Congress since the army arrested Morsi, suspended the constitution and cracked down on his Muslim Brotherhood. A series of deadly protests have taken place since then in what was once Washington’s strongest ally in the Muslim world......http://www.timesofisrael.com/us-senate-rejects-proposal-to-halt-egypt-aid/
1/8/13
Republican lawmakers split on cutting Egypt aid ...
ReplyDeleteSen. John McCain says continuing assistance is not in line with US values, while Rep. Peter King warns funding slash may reduce influence.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican lawmakers are split over whether the U.S. should cut off aid to Egypt amid spiraling violence.
Sen. John McCain of Arizona renewed his call Sunday to curtail aid as the Egyptian military continues to crack down on protesters seeking the return of ousted President Mohammed Morsi.
“For us to sit by and watch this happen is a violation of everything that we stood for,” said the senior Republican on the Armed Services Committee. “We’re not sticking with our values.”
Rep. Pete King, a New York Republican, however, said cutting off aid could reduce U.S. influence over Egypt’s interim government, which controls access to strategic resources, including the Suez Canal.
“I’m reluctant to cut off aid,” said King, who chairs the House panel on Counterterrorism and Intelligence.
The split illustrates the difficult choices facing the Obama administration in Egypt, where crackdowns last week left hundreds of people dead and thousands more injured.
President Barack Obama has denounced the violence, canceled joint military exercises scheduled for September and delayed the delivery of four F-16 fighter jets. But the White House has refused to declare Morsi’s removal a coup — a step that would require Obama to suspend $1.3 billion in annual military aid. The president insists that the U.S. stands with Egyptians seeking a democratic government. But he says America cannot determine Egypt’s future.....http://www.timesofisrael.com/republican-lawmakers-split-on-cutting-egypt-aid/
18/8/13
Why the U.S. Hasn't Cut Aid to Egypt...
ReplyDelete.....t is important to remember that after Egyptian President Mohamed Morsy's overthrow, governments from the Persian Gulf in a matter of days offered the new Egyptian government 10 times the amount the United States gives each year. Not only did this shift the balance of influence away from the United States, but it also raises the possibility that they might well have replaced any funds we withdrew, blunting the impact of our actions.
It is also important to remember that the situation in Egypt is not black and white. While there is no excuse for the kind of massacres that took place this week, the Muslim Brotherhood also has a share of responsibility for the situation on the ground. The Morsy government regularly abused its authority, trampled on basic human rights and was so widely reviled in Egypt that its overthrow was welcomed by tens of millions of citizens.
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Indeed, if you are looking for a place to fault the U.S. response, look to our relative tolerance of Morsy's abuses and our failure to strongly and effectively call him out as his government crushed personal freedoms, suppressed the press, threw opponents in jail and stood by as the Muslim Brotherhood actively sought to sow discord throughout the Middle East.
Had the United States been tougher back then and had it worked more with the international community to tie total aid flows to better behavior, it could have helped forestall the current situation. The United States consistently did and said too little too late. It also fell into the trap of overstating the legitimacy that being elected conferred on Morsy, even as he undercut that legitimacy by acting in a perniciously undemocratic way......http://edition.cnn.com/2013/08/16/opinion/rothkopf-egypt-funding/index.html?hpt=op_t1
16/8/13
White House says U.S. has not cut off aid to Egypt...
ReplyDelete(Reuters) - Media reports that suggest the United States has cut off aid to Egypt are not accurate, a White House spokesman said on Tuesday, adding that the Obama administration is still reviewing its options.
"That review has not concluded and ... published reports to the contrary that assistance to Egypt has been cut off are not accurate," White House spokesman Josh Earnest told reporters in a briefing.
He said Obama was convening a meeting with his national security team on Tuesday to discuss Egypt and the review of U.S. aid to the country.
"I wouldn't anticipate any major announcements related to our aid and assistance in the immediate aftermath of this meeting," Earnest said, noting Obama holds such meetings regularly.
The Pentagon also denied reports that military aid had been cut off.
In recent years, Washington has authorized about $1.3 billion in annual military aid and $250 million in economic assistance for Cairo.
Earnest also said that Egypt's detention of Muslim Brotherhood leader Mohamed Badie was not in line with the standard that the United States would hope to uphold in protecting basic human rights.
Earlier on Tuesday, Egypt's army-backed authorities detained Badie, the Brotherhood's general guide, in the wake of the bloody suppression of rallies demanding the reinstatement of Islamist President Mohamed Mursi, who was toppled by the military last month.
Earnest said the aid review would take into account the actions of Egypt's government, adding that violations of human rights "don't make the transfer of aid more likely."
Earnest's comments on U.S. assistance follow media reports, citing an aide to the Democratic U.S. senator who chairs the subcommittee that oversees foreign aid, that the United States had quietly decided to suspend most military aid to Egypt, at least temporarily.
"The State Department and Foreign Operations Appropriations Subcommittee was told the transfer of military aid was stopped, that this is current practice, not necessarily official policy, and there is no indication of how long it will last," the aide to Senator Patrick Leahy said in an emailed statement.
Earnest said the aid is under review but has not halted.....http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/08/20/us-egypt-protests-usa-whitehouse-idUSBRE97J0T820130820?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews
20/8/13
Αίγυπτος: «Λάθος η πιθανή διακοπή της αμερικανικής βοήθειας»...
ReplyDeleteΟ μεταβατικός πρωθυπουργός της Αιγύπτου, Χαζέμ αλ Μπεμπλαουί, προειδοποίησε την Τρίτη ότι οι Ηνωμένες Πολιτείες θα κάνουν λάθος αν αναστείλουν την ετήσια στρατιωτική βοήθεια προς τη χώρα του, ύψους περίπου 1,3 δισεκατομμυρίων δολαρίων, λέγοντας ότι το Κάιρο θα μπορούσε να ζήσει και χωρίς αυτή τη βοήθεια.
Εάν η Ουάσινγκτον ακυρώσει ή περικόψει τη στρατιωτική βοήθεια προς την Αίγυπτο, «θα ήταν ένα κακό μήνυμα και θα επηρεάσει το στρατό για λίγο», είπε ο ασκών καθήκοντα επικεφαλής της αιγυπτιακής κυβέρνησης, σε συνέντευξή του, στο αμερικανικό τηλεοπτικό δίκτυο ABC News.
«Αλλά ας μην ξεχνάμε ότι η Αίγυπτος έχει ζήσει και χωρίς τη στρατιωτική υποστήριξη της Ρωσίας και επέζησε. Συνεπώς δεν θα ήταν το τέλος του κόσμου να ζήσουμε υπό διαφορετικές συνθήκες», ανέφερε ο Χαζέμ αλ Μπεμπλαουί.
21/8/13
L'Egypte doit 6 mds USD aux sociétés pétrolières étrangères...
ReplyDeleteLe gouvernement égyptien espère que le remboursement de sa dette de 6 milliards de dollars aux sociétés pétrolières étrangères aura pour effet une hausse des investissements pouvant aller jusqu'à 15 milliards de dollars dans les deux ans à venir, a indiqué jeudi le premier ministre du pays Hazem el-Beblaoui.
"Notre dette aux sociétés étrangères opérant dans le pays s'élève à près de 6 milliards de dollars, ce qui les a poussées à cesser d'investir dans l'exploration du pétrole et du gaz naturel en Egypte. Quoi qu'il en soit, nous sommes prêts à passer un accord sur les échéances du remboursement de la dette", a déclaré M.el-Beblaoui dans une interview au quotidien égyptien Al-Masry Al-Youm.
Sur fond de bouleversements politiques et sociaux en Egypte, le secteur pétro-gazier du pays essuie des pertes considérables. De nombreuses sociétés étrangères, dont la compagnie anglo-néerlandaise Royal Dutch Shell, ont préféré fermer provisoirement leur représentation dans le pays.
L'Egypte ne figure pas parmi les gros producteurs de pétrole, mais contrôle la navigation, notamment de pétroliers, par le canal de Suez. Chaque jour, près de 2 millions de barils de pétrole, soit 2,2% de la consommation pétrolière mondiales, sont transportés par cette voie qui relie la mer Rouge à la Méditerranée.
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12/9/13
Senate panel passes bill on U.S. aid to Egypt...
ReplyDeleteA Senate panel approved a bill Wednesday that would allow the United States to resume its full $1.6 billion aid relationship with Egypt by granting President Barack Obama the power to waive a federal law based on national security. Wider congressional support for the measure is unclear.
The legislation passed by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee seeks to address one of the most pressing challenges for policymakers in Washington to arise out of the popularly-backed Egyptian Army’s July overthrow of the country’s Islamist president. For months, the Obama administration and Congress debated whether to maintain military aid to Egypt that advances U.S. and Israeli security or to implement a nearly 30-year-old provision that bans all non-humanitarian and non-democracy support to governments that suffer coup d’etats.
The administration ultimately decided against making any determination about Egypt’s government upheaval, yet opted in October to withhold the transfer of 10 Apache helicopters at a cost of more than $500 million, M1A1 tank kits, Harpoon anti-ship missiles and $260 million in cash assistance until “credible progress” is made toward an inclusive government set up through free and fair elections. The strategy left neither fervent democracy advocates nor top national security officials completely satisfied.
The bill drafted by Sens. Robert Menendez, a Democrat, and Bob Corker, a Republican, offers the president greater flexibility in the event of a similar situation in future. It allows the president to waive the coup law restriction for up to a year if the aid is deemed essential for national security.
For Egypt specifically, the bill gives Obama the authority to waive the coup provision through September 2015.
But the legislation also seeks to prevent the administration from avoiding a coup determination altogether as it did in Egypt - a decision that caused significant consternation in Congress. Instead, the secretary of state would have to declare one way or another if a coup has taken place within 30 days of a questionable change of power.
The only senator in the 18-member Foreign Relations Committee to object was Sen. Rand Paul, a Republican, who has consistently pushed for a complete halt in U.S. assistance to Egypt..............................http://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/middle-east/2013/12/19/Bill-allowing-U-S-aid-to-Egypt-endorsed-.html
19/12/13
Saudi Arabia to give Egypt up to $4 billion more aid: report...
ReplyDeleteSaudi Arabia is expected to give Egypt up to $4 billion in additional aid in the form of central bank deposits and petroleum products, state-run Egyptian newspaper Al Ahram reported on Thursday.
Citing an unnamed ministerial source, the newspaper said the package would be worked out during a visit next week to the kingdom by Egypt's interim prime minister Hazem el-Beblawi.
Gulf Arab states have showered Egypt with billions of dollars since the army toppled President Mohamed Mursi of the Muslim Brotherhood in July.
The funds have kept the economy afloat during political turmoil which has hit investment and tourism hard.
Egypt will announce within days details of a second stimulus package since Mursi was ousted, its finance minister said on Tuesday, aiming to boost tepid growth rates and reassure investors.
The economy grew by just 1.04 percent in the three months through last September from a year earlier, according to central bank data.
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