CAIRO – US Secretary of State John Kerry was meeting Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Monday to press the former military leader to adopt greater democratic reforms.Fresh from a day-long donors conference in Cairo which raised some US$5.4 billion (S$6.9 billion) in pledges to help the Palestinians and the Gaza Strip, Kerry was to fly later to Paris for further talks on the battle against Islamic militants and on Ukraine.Washington has suspended part of its US$1.3 billion in annual aid to Cairo since late last year, until the Egyptian leadership allays fears that it is veering off the path …read more
Source: AsiaOne
