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US Secretary of State John Kerry departed late Friday to Egypt for cooperation talks and to Qatar, where he hopes to ease Gulf countries' concerns about the Iran nuclear deal.

The trip, which ends August 8 will not include a stop in the Zionist entity.

During his stop in Egypt Sunday, Kerry will meet with his counterpart Sameh Shoukri for a "strategic dialogue" between the long-time allies, which have had a tumultuous relationship in recent years, following political unrest in the northern African nation.

In late March, the United States lifted its freeze on annual military aid of $1.3 billion to Cairo.
The "dialogue" between the two officials is the first since 2009, and comes in the wake of an announcement this week that Washington began the delivery eight F-16 fighter jets to Egypt.

In addition to military cooperation, Kerry and Shukri will discuss Washington's human rights "concerns."

"We'll certainly be discussing the issue of the political environment, human rights issues while the Secretary is in Cairo. That is an important part of our regular dialogue," a US State Department official said.

Assistant Secretary Tom Malinowski, will be joining Kerry, according to the official, who said he "will have an opportunity to discuss with his counterparts some of the issues that we have, some of the concerns that we have about the situation."
Kerry will travel to Doha Monday to meet with his counterparts from Gulf Cooperation Council [GCC] member states.

The main purpose of that meeting will be to allay fears they have about Iran, following the nuclear deal signed on July 14 in Vienna.

"This is an opportunity, really, for the Secretary to do a deep dive with the GCC foreign ministers to try to respond to any remaining questions that they might have and hopefully to satisfy them and ensure that they're supporting our effort going forward," the official said.

He added that the crises in Yemen and Syria will also be discussed.

On the sidelines of the GCC meetings, Kerry is set to meet with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on a number of issues, including the crisis in Syria, the State Department said.

"Israel", however, is not on Kerry's itinerary.

"There's no question that we have a very deep and broad discussion with the "Israelis", including on this issue," the official said, referring to the nuclear accord.
After Doha, Kerry will set off for Southeast Asia, where he will visit Singapore, Malaysia and Vietnam.

Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team