{"id":642888,"date":"2017-08-24T04:07:37","date_gmt":"2017-08-24T04:07:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2017\/08\/24\/strained-ties-with-the-us-following-aid-cuts\/"},"modified":"2017-08-24T04:07:37","modified_gmt":"2017-08-24T04:07:37","slug":"strained-ties-with-the-us-following-aid-cuts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2017\/08\/24\/strained-ties-with-the-us-following-aid-cuts\/","title":{"rendered":"Strained ties with the US following aid cuts?"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/a> Strained ties with the US following aid cuts?<\/strong> White House envoy Jared Kushner\u2019s Middle East tour hit a speed bump when he landed in Cairo yesterday<\/a> after the US State Department let slip it was cutting or withholding some USD 290 mn in aid to Egypt. The Foreign Affairs Ministry was initially reported to have canceled planned meetings<\/a> with the delegation (which is touring the region to jump-start Palestinian-Israeli peace talks), but the meeting went ahead, as did a sit-down with President Abdel Fattah El Sisi. Also part of the delegation are international negotiations chief Jason Greenblatt and deputy national security adviser Dina Powell.<\/p>\n

The move to deny USD 95.7 mn in aid and delay a further USD 195 mn \u201cmay have a <\/strong>negative impact on common interests,\u201d the Foreign Ministry says.<\/strong> The Ministry\u2019s statement<\/a> added that \u201cEgypt sees this measure as reflecting poor judgement of the strategic relationship that ties the two countries over long decades and as adopting a view that lacks an accurate understanding of the importance of supporting Egypt's stability,\u201d according to Reuters<\/a>. Bloomberg\u2019s Tarek El Tablawy<\/a> writes that \u201cthe funding penalty again thrusts Egypt\u2019s human rights record under an unforgiving spotlight at a time when the country is working to revive its economy and attract foreign investment. Although Trump has praised Egypt for battling Islamists, rights groups say the crackdown has been extended to encompass all government opponents, leaving no room for political dissent. The NGOs Act \u2014 which has received criticisms from Republican senators \u2014 is being widely touted<\/a> as one of the major reasons for freezing aid.<\/p>\n

Is this really about human rights and democracy \u2014 or our ties to North Korea?<\/strong> Writing for the New York Times<\/a>, Gardiner Harris and Cairo bureau chief Declan Walsh convincingly suggest that the Trump administration is using the aid as leverage to push Egypt to break its civilian and military ties with North Korea. \u201cSecretary of State Rex W. Tillerson\u2019s top priority has been to increase North Korea\u2019s economic and diplomatic isolation, and he has asked foreign leaders in almost every meeting that they cut ties with Pyongyang.\u201d Egypt and North Korea have cooperated on the military front since the 1970s, and the UN alleged in 2015 that North Korea has smuggled weapons through Egyptian ports. Naguib Sawiris and OTMT\u2019s role in setting up the country\u2019s cell phone network was cited example of civilian cooperation between both countries.<\/p>\n

Trump actually raised his concerns about North Korea with El Sisi in a call last month<\/strong>. According to a readout of the 5 July call released by the White House<\/a>: \u201cThe two presidents also discussed the threat from North Korea. President Trump stressed the need for all countries to fully implement U.N. Security Council resolutions on North Korea, stop hosting North Korean guest workers, and stop providing economic or military benefits to North Korea.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Foreign Ministry did reverse what the foreign press is calling \u201cthe snub.\u201d<\/strong> Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry later sat in on Kushner\u2019s face-to-face with President Abdel Fattah El Sisi, which according to official statements from Ittihadiya<\/a> was focused squarely on the Middle East peace talks. The delegation expressed \u201ctheir appreciation of Egypt\u2019s efforts in the fight against terrorism and extremism, as well as its historical role in supporting a comprehensive settlement of the Palestinian issue.\u201d The Americans then sat down with Shoukry separately at the Foreign Ministry, where the he reportedly outlined Egypt\u2019s views on the state of affairs on the ground in Israel, the West Bank, and Gaza, said foreign ministry spokesperson Ahmed Abou Zaid<\/a>. Neither statements touched upon the aid issue.<\/p>\n

The decision is unlikely to have great impact on Egypt\u2019s economy or foreign investors\u2019 <\/strong>renewed appetite for all things Egyptian<\/strong>, AmCham Executive Vice President Ahmed Abou Ali tells Daily News Egypt<\/a>. AmCham plans to hold a board meeting next week to discuss ties between the two countries.<\/p>\n

Valiant members of our House of Representatives are volunteering to make the onerous<\/strong>trip to the mosquito-infested swamp that is Washington, DC<\/strong>, to help dispel misconceptions about Egypt\u2019s human rights record, reports Al Mal<\/a>. The announcement had caused an uproar within the halls of parliament, where MPs are viewing it as another attempt to put pressure on Egypt, just as the Obama administration had done. The sacrifices our elected representative are willing to make in defense of our democracy are simply breathtaking.<\/p>\n

The reversal of the Trump administration\u2019s stance on human rights in Egypt \u2014 which <\/strong>dominates the conversation on Egypt in the foreign press<\/strong> \u2014 has been confusing pundits across the globe, generating wide speculation on the behind-the-scenes purpose of the move. Foreign Policy\u2019s Emily Tamkin<\/a> believes that the administration had been paying attention to testimony by regional experts, including Michelle Dunne, before the a subcommittee of the Senate Appropriations Committee. Slate is even suggesting<\/a> that this might be a genuine reversal on making human rights a lower priority. \u201cIt\u2019s encouraging that the State Department is acknowledging the deteriorating state of human rights in Egypt and the grave implications for stability in the Middle East,\u201d Amnesty International\u2019s Advocacy Director Adotei Akwei said in a Wednesday statement<\/a>. \u201cTo effectively make human rights a priority, these transfers [of military aid] must be suspended immediately.\u201d<\/p>\n

No mentions of the Qatar rift:<\/strong> Kushner\u2019s visit follows meetings with leaders from UAE, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and Jordan, and based on statements from the Saudi Press Agency<\/a> andQatar News Agency<\/a>, Palestine-Israeli peace talks was all that was discussed. Neither statements mentioned the diplomatic rift with Qatar. Kushner will be in Israel today.<\/p>\n

This story will have legs in the international press for another cycle or two<\/strong> \u2014 we don\u2019t think it is stretching things to say it\u2019s the dominant foreign policy story globally this morning. Depending on your reading preferences, see coverage in the Wall Street Journal<\/a>, Financial Times<\/a>, Politico<\/a>, the New York Times (here<\/a> and here<\/a>), Washington Post<\/a> (plus a gloating editorial egging Trump on to give us another slap<\/strong><\/a>), Slate<\/a>, CNN<\/a>, the Guardian<\/a>, the Los Angeles Times<\/a>, Foreign Policy<\/a>, Russia Today<\/a>, and the BBC<\/a>. We could go on, but you get the point. And note, please, that these are original pieces to which these outlets devoted staff time \u2014 not just wire pickups.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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