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U.S. proposes $ 800 million to promote the «Arab countries Spring»
15/02/2012
Washington - Reuters
The White House announced plans to provide more than $ 800 million in the form of economic assistance to countries «Arab spring» in the time to keep the U.S. military aid to Egypt in spite of the crisis caused by the Egyptian campaign against militants American defenders of democracy.
This year, discussions took place on a strong U.S. budget cuts sought by U.S. President Barack Obama to preserve the basic U.S. spending on foreign aid and development while reducing the expenses of existing programs and reduce the proposals to build new embassies and hire more diplomats.
Obama's request and in his annual message to Congress on the budget to maintain military aid to Egypt at the same level of recent years, amounting to $ 1.3 billion per year and sought to provide $ 250 million in the form of economic aid to Egypt normal.
These proposals are part of the budget request submitted by Obama for the financial year 2013 which begins at the beginning of October. Must be approved by Congress on the budget. And preferably some U.S. lawmakers cut spending to address the external budget deficit.
Obama's request and $ 51.6 billion for the State Department and foreign aid generally includes $ 8.2 billion in aid to war zones.
The White House has sought to increase of 1.6 percent in the budget of the Ministry of Foreign excluding spending on Iraq and Afghanistan, which is estimated separately.
Obama said in his budget that most of the new economic aid to countries of the Arab Spring -770 million - will go to «Incentive Fund Middle East and North Africa».
Officials said the bulk of that money will be spent on new initiatives to support economic reforms, political and commercial long-range states where a shift such as Egypt, Tunisia and Yemen.
Obama continued in his style on the development of the proposed foreign aid to war zones in a special account. This account includes $ 8.2 billion for the State Department and foreign aid.
This includes $ 3.3 billion for Afghanistan and Pakistan billion and four billion dollars for Iraq, which U.S. forces departed, but the Ministry of Foreign Affairs took over some functions such as police training.
The decline in public spending for Iraq by almost ten percent from fiscal 2012 to $ 4.8 billion.
She said the budget document that the new initiative to fund the Middle East in the other programs include up to two billion dollars in financing the private investment outside and up to two billion dollars in the form of exchange of debt for Egypt and nearly $ 500 million in funds current re-allocated to respond to the region last year .
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15/02/2012
Washington - Reuters
The White House announced plans to provide more than $ 800 million in the form of economic assistance to countries «Arab spring» in the time to keep the U.S. military aid to Egypt in spite of the crisis caused by the Egyptian campaign against militants American defenders of democracy.
This year, discussions took place on a strong U.S. budget cuts sought by U.S. President Barack Obama to preserve the basic U.S. spending on foreign aid and development while reducing the expenses of existing programs and reduce the proposals to build new embassies and hire more diplomats.
Obama's request and in his annual message to Congress on the budget to maintain military aid to Egypt at the same level of recent years, amounting to $ 1.3 billion per year and sought to provide $ 250 million in the form of economic aid to Egypt normal.
These proposals are part of the budget request submitted by Obama for the financial year 2013 which begins at the beginning of October. Must be approved by Congress on the budget. And preferably some U.S. lawmakers cut spending to address the external budget deficit.
Obama's request and $ 51.6 billion for the State Department and foreign aid generally includes $ 8.2 billion in aid to war zones.
The White House has sought to increase of 1.6 percent in the budget of the Ministry of Foreign excluding spending on Iraq and Afghanistan, which is estimated separately.
Obama said in his budget that most of the new economic aid to countries of the Arab Spring -770 million - will go to «Incentive Fund Middle East and North Africa».
Officials said the bulk of that money will be spent on new initiatives to support economic reforms, political and commercial long-range states where a shift such as Egypt, Tunisia and Yemen.
Obama continued in his style on the development of the proposed foreign aid to war zones in a special account. This account includes $ 8.2 billion for the State Department and foreign aid.
This includes $ 3.3 billion for Afghanistan and Pakistan billion and four billion dollars for Iraq, which U.S. forces departed, but the Ministry of Foreign Affairs took over some functions such as police training.
The decline in public spending for Iraq by almost ten percent from fiscal 2012 to $ 4.8 billion.
She said the budget document that the new initiative to fund the Middle East in the other programs include up to two billion dollars in financing the private investment outside and up to two billion dollars in the form of exchange of debt for Egypt and nearly $ 500 million in funds current re-allocated to respond to the region last year .
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