Egypt in Talks to Buy Mistral Warships From France
A Mistral warship on its way for its first sea trials near Saint-Nazaire, northwestern France, in March. Egypt’s purchase of two Mistral warships would boost its efforts to fight militancy in the Sinai Peninsula.
Egypt is negotiating to buy a pair of warships that France originally built for Russia but refused to deliver because of Moscow’s intervention in Ukraine, French officials said Wednesday.
If a deal were reached, the ships would expand Egypt’s ability to project force in one of the world’s most volatile regions, bolstering President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi’s efforts to fight rising militancy in places like the Sinai Peninsula. Details
