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February 7, 2012

Egypt: Talks Cancelled as U.S. Threatens to Withhold Aid 
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A delegation of Egyptian military officials canceled a series of high
level meetings in Washington Monday amid a growing dispute over Egypt's
decision to try 19 Americans on charges connected to foreign funding of
non-governmental organizations. The United States is now threatening to
withhold $1.3 billion in military aid to Egypt. Jay Carney is White
House press secretary.

Jay Carney: “These actions could have consequences for our
relationship, and including our assistance programs, but I don't want to
speculate about what actions might precipitate a response on our part
along those lines, except to say that we take this very seriously. But
it's important to remember that these institutions have been over there
for a number of years — they're all over the country promoting
democracy — and that the individuals here have done nothing
wrong.”