Egypt France conduct joint drills off Alexandria coast

3/6/2016 9:08:40 AM

(MENAFN- The Journal Of Turkish Weekly) >Egypt and France on Sunday began joint military exercises off the coast of Egypt's coastal city of Alexandria.

In a statement the Egyptian military said air and naval forces from both countries were taking part in the "Ramses-2016" exercise which is scheduled to go on for several days.

According to the statement the French-built Egyptian frigate "Tahya Misr" will participate for the first time in the military drill which will also see the participation of France’s "Charles de Gaulle" nuclear-powered aircraft carrier.

The drill comes amid reports that western countries are gearing up to take military action against militant groups in next-door Libya.

Last year Egypt and France signed a deal according to which Paris will sell two Mistral-class helicopter carriers to Cairo.

France also recently signed a €5-billion military deal with Egypt that includes the sale of 24 Rafale fighter jets a naval frigate and a quantityof missiles.

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