Merkel’s visit to Egypt: Immigration deal trumps human rights
Published March 4th, 2017 - 12:00 GMT via SyndiGate.info
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi (R) meets with German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the presidential palace in Cairo on March 2, 2017. (AFP/File)
Angela Merkel has met with the Egyptian president in an attempt to cut a deal to curb the flow of migrants from Africa into Fortress Europe, offering a package of 'sweetners' to Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and ignoring his regime's human rights abuses.
The German Chancellor on Thursday pledged to boost support for Egypt's economic development and partner with Cairo to help address the region's refugee crisis.
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She seems to be on a tour of nations in that area of the world. She went to Tunisia also.
