Defence Secretary Michael Fallon has pledged continued support for the Egyptian Armed Forces during a visit to Cairo this week.
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Having worked with the EAF during 2015/16 to train more than 80 personnel in Counter-improvised explosive device (C-IED) and close protection, the UK has pledged to continue working alongside Egyptian military to enable further training.
The initial training has been hosted in the UK and work is on going to help the EAF replicate ‘train-the-trainer’ model in Egypt and it is hoped that hundreds of personnel will be trained through the scheme.
Defence Secretary Michael Fallon said: “Our vital training has helped Egyptian Armed Forces to defuse dangerous devices as they tackle the threat from our common enemy – terrorism.
“We are now going to step up co-operation with our Egyptian allies to help them increase training capacity in their Armed Forces.”
Mr Fallon met Egyptian counterpart, Defence Minister Sebkhi Sobhi, EAF Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Mahmoud Hegazy, and Minister of Military Production Major General Mohamed El Assar, during his visit where discussions were held on the UK’s Defence relationship with Egypt, shared threats and mutual interests, as well as continued work on Counter Terrorism.
The UK also shares an important Defence trade relationship with Egypt, which benefits both nations’ economies.
Mr Fallon added:
Egypt is a key partner, and we will continue to work together to achieve security and stability in this region.”
The UK also makes a longstanding contribution to the Multinational Force and Observers (MFO), a non-UN multinational peacekeeping organisation based in Egypt. Earlier this year around 100 troops from the corps of Royal Engineers deployed to provide short-term engineering support to the MFO.
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