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Top US House foreign affairs Democrat seeks "pause" on military aid to Egypt

2023-09-30 00:19
WASHINGTON The ranking Democrat on the House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee said on Friday he had asked
Top US House foreign affairs Democrat seeks

WASHINGTON The ranking Democrat on the House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee said on Friday he had asked the U.S. State Department to "pause" a portion of U.S. military financing to Egypt that is conditioned on human rights criteria.

"Congress needs more clarity from @StateDept on how concerns about treatment of political prisoners, journalists, as well as the rule of law are being tackled in our bilateral relationship," Representative Gregory Meeks said in a statement released on X, formerly known as Twitter.

(Reporting by Patricia Zengerle; Editing by Alison Williams)