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FRANCE/EGYPT – Macron rejects calls to get tough with Egypt’s el-Sisi on rights (Al Jazeera)

France will not condition weapons sales to Egypt on human rights concerns, French President Emmanuel Macron said after meeting with his Egyptian counterpart in Paris on Monday.

Macron told a joint press conference with President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi that he had brought up the issue of human rights during their discussions and said he remained “a constant advocate of democratic and social openness”.

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/12/7/macron-rejects-calls-to-get-tough-with-egypts-sisi-on-rights

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