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November 4, 2013

Kerry Begins Mideast Tour in Egypt, Saudi Arabia 
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On the eve of Mohamed Morsi's trial, Secretary of State John Kerry
visited Cairo for talks with his counterpart Nabil Fahmy. Kerry
addressed the recent U.S. decision to scale back military aid to Egypt's
government.

Secretary of State John Kerry: "Of course we understood that the
decision with respect to some aid, which has been held back for a period
of time, we knew that in some places, obviously, that wouldn't be well
received. But it's not a punishment, it's a reflection of a policy in
the United States under our law. We have a law passed by the United
States Congress regarding how certain events unfold with respect to the
change of a government of a country; and we're bound by that."

After Egypt, Kerry flew to Saudi Arabia for talks with Saudi King
Abdullah.

 

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