Egypt signed Monday officially the first export contract for fighter aircraft Dassault. France insisted on regional stability embodied by President Sissi regime
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The army of Egypt Air, which is already the largest number of aircraft air force in Africa and the Middle East, especially with its vast park F -16 Americans will soon experience a facelift with the upcoming delivery of 24 copies of the Rafale, the first export contract multirole aircraft made in France.
Monday afternoon in Cairo for the official signing of the contract of 5.2 billion euros, also matching a wide range missile (AASM, Mica, Scalp ) and a multimission frigate, Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian was received with honors: the contract was ratified with the head of state, Abdel Fattah al-Sissi. in the VIP lounge of the Presidential Palace in the presence of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces in full force, at 17h43 local time. In the background, a neighbor muezzin called for one of the daily prayers.
Just before the ceremony, in the presence of the main industrial traffic (but the notable absence of Serge Dassault, Charles Edelstenne and engine manufacturer Safran boss), the closed-door discussions between the French minister and his Egyptian counterpart have certainly not been an exchange of courtesies, given the tense geopolitical situation prevailing in this region . A few hours before the arrival of the French government representative in the Egyptian metropolis, Cairo was sending F-16 its armed forces to bomb Libya positions of the Islamic state, immediate retaliation for the beheading of 21 Christian denominations Egyptians.
Reviews in France against the Egyptian regime
Faced with accusations that rise in France, as to the character bit the new democratic regime in Egypt, the French defense minister reframed the debate, referring to the increasing dangers in strategic and unstable region of the Suez Canal: Monday’s agreement “marks a new era between France and Egypt, a key country for regional security “, found Jean-Yves Le Drian. “France and Egypt lead a common struggle against terrorism” . These contracts “is a turning point in our bilateral history, this is the start of enhanced cooperation for regional security.” As for the evolution of institutions, Egypt is in transition in three stages, detailed the French Minister drafting a constitution, election of the Speaker and tomorrow legislative: “I trust the President to carry out this transition phase”
A few days earlier, the head of state Francois Hollande also recalled geopolitical issues and risks of regional déstabilitation, under the blows of the two major branches of the Islamic State “Egypt wanted a plane of high quality, and quickly given the threats that exist around the country,” , has he said
A frigate for the Navy
From the French side, this unexpected command will complete the workload of Dassault workshops Bordeaux-Merignac and up partly mortgages for 2014-2019 military planning law, conditioning of export deliveries to achieving “a satisfactory production rate.” As the multimission frigate controlled DCNS, it will be delivered in emergency or in mid-2015. For this, the warship “will be taken from the series in progress for the Navy” , with some adjustments, says DCNS.
Alain Ruello (Cairo) and D.F.
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