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French President Emmanuel Macron. Credit: Reuters Photo
President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday he would not condition the future sale of French arms to Egypt on human rights because he did not want to weaken Cairo's ability to counter-terrorism in the region.
France views Egypt and its leader, President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, as a bulwark against Islamist militants in the Sinai peninsular and Libya.
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