“We’ve provided and stand prepared to help Egypt, and can look to help any particular request we obtain. We proceed to monitor and assess the state of affairs, however don’t have anything to present on any potential particular help presently.”
CNN first reported the Navy’s involvement within the Suez state of affairs.
The White Home on Friday additionally confirmed it has provided Egypt help to take away the ship and get visitors flowing once more.
“As a part of our lively diplomatic dialogue with Egypt, we’ve got provided U.S. help to Egyptian authorities to help reopen the canal,” White Home spokesperson Jen Psaki stated at a briefing. “We’re consulting with our Egyptian companions about how we will finest help their efforts. So these conversations are ongoing and hopefully we’ll have extra to say about that quickly.”
