Egypt to buy $ 4.5 billion from Rafale fighter jets from France Human Rights News
Human Rights Watch has condemned the deal as saying that Paris would only promote “relentless repression” under President el-Sisi in Egypt.
Egypt has signed a contract with France to buy 30 Rafale aircraft. The research website said it was worth $ 4.5 billion in a deal. The Egyptian defense ministry revealed the deal in a statement early Tuesday.
President Emmanuel Macron said in December that the sale of arms would not condition Egypt’s commitment to respecting human rights because it did not want to weaken Cairo’s ability to deal with violence in the region.
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PARIS France is in advanced talks to sell 30 Rafale fighter jets to Egypt, a government source said on Monday, in a 3.75 billion euro ($4.5 billion) deal which investigative website Disclose said could be sealed as soon as Tuesday.
President Emmanuel Macron said in December he would not make the sale of weapons to Egypt conditional on human rights because he did not want to weaken Cairo’s ability to counter terrorism in the region, a comment that drew the ire of critics.
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