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Washington keeps blasting Cairo for violation of human rights and democratic liberties, at the same time enthusiastically cooperating in relevant areas, primarily in defense and security sectors, whereas Egypt remains a stronghold of stability in the Middle East and a guarantor of security for the Gulf monarchies.
In March 2015, the Obama administration restarted full-size military aid, while John Kerry’s visit to Cairo coincided with the transfer of eight F-16s, and in June the U.S. House ...
11-12 June 2014 — Global Zero convened a high-level conference in Rome on a Middle East WMD-free zone, bringing together government officials, former officials and experts from the Middle East and elsewhere in partnership with the Russian International Affairs Council.
At the meeting, participants engaged in frank discussions ...
... dynamics in positions and approaches of main players. A frank and direct exchange of views is indispensable for any progress in the Middle East WMD-Free Zone Conference preparation. Russia will continue to support multilateral consultations to define the agenda,... ... resolutions and other matters related to the Conference.
The sooner we have the Conference, the better it is for regional security and international security at large. I tend to believe that if all of us work hard, we could realistically hold a Conference already ...