Kerry reassures Middle East Iran Nuclear Arms Agreement Video

Paying 50 billion for safety

John Kerry says the Iran Nuclear Arms Agreement will make the Middle East safer. He travels to the Gulf Sunni monarchies to reassure them of this about the rival power. 

CAIRO, August 2 – Secretary of State John Kerry arrived Saturday in Egypt to boost the strategic partnership between the two allies, the first stage of a tour in the Middle East that will take him to Qatar. The goal? Reassure Gulf countries has mainly Sunni worried about the nuclear deal with Shiite Iran, rival power in the region.

Translation / Le Figaro

“There is absolutely no doubt that if the Vienna agreement is fully implemented, Egypt and all the countries of this region will be safer than they are or that they have never summer, “said the head of US diplomacy in Cairo, during a press conference with his Egyptian counterpart Sameh Shukri.

During this trip planned until August 8, he also will go to Southeast Asia but did not visit Israel.

“Strategic Dialogue” with Cairo

John Kerry landed late Saturday afternoon in Cairo. Sunday, he s’ talks with his Egyptian counterpart Sameh Shukri on the “strategic dialogue” between the two allies, a tumultuous relationships.

The United States lifted the freeze in late March military assistance of $ 1.3 billion a year in Cairo.

But they nevertheless continue to denounce the repression by the regime of President Abdel Fattah al-Sissi against supporters of ousted his predecessor in 2013 and imprisoned Islamist Mohamed Morsi.

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In addition to military cooperation going full speed John Kerry and his deputy for Human Rights at the State Department, Tom Malinowski, will discuss Washington’s concerns” on “questions of human rights,”  assured a U.S. diplomat.

A Cairo court should also rule Sunday its verdict in the retrial of three journalists from the Qatari Al-Jazeera, whose conviction at trial to prison terms of up to 10 years hasd caused an international outcry and condemnation of Washington.

Peter Greste Australian, Canadian and Egyptian Mohamed Fahmy Mohamed Baher are accused of “spreading false information” to support the movement banned Muslim Brotherhood, which resulted in Mr Morsi.

In Doha to soothe fears about Iranian agreement

Kerry will then Monday in Doha to see his counterparts from member states of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and try to allay their concerns about the agreement on the Iranian nuclear held July 14 in Vienna . The Gulf Sunni powers are wary of Iran’s regional ambitions of Shiite Islamic Republic. Saudi Arabia, a rival of Iran, however, has formally expressed its support for the Vienna text.
The head of the US diplomacy “will try to answer all questions that the ministers of the GCC could still arise (…) so that they are satisfied and support our efforts,” the diplomat argued with some journalists.

Alongside this important meeting in Doha, Kerry will also meet with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, including Syria, according to the State Department.

No Progress in Israel

However, there will be no progress in Israel, given the very sharp cooling of relations between the two allies, particularly due to the opposition of the Jewish state to the international agreement with Iran.

The State Department diplomat, however praised the “very extensive discussions with the Israelis, particularly on this issue” of nuclear power.
John Kerry will then head to Singapore and Malaysia, and Vietnam. Asean, which is meeting in Kuala Lumpur this year, is a privileged partner of Washington, particularly compared with the regional ambitions of China.

Translation / Le Figaro

Kerry tente de rassurer les pays du Moyen-Orient