Washington, 2007 Aug 15, IRIB
America will sign a pact this week providing US$30 billion in military aid to the Zionist regime over a decade, the state department said Tuesday.
Under secretary of state Nicholas Burns, who will make a three-day visit to the occupied lands from Wednesday, "will sign the memorandum of understanding on the new US$30 billion, 10-year military assistance package," the department said in a statement.
The package was unveiled by Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on July 30 as part of a new military pact with America in the Middle East.
They include a US$20 billion weapons package for Saudi Arabia, a US$13 billion package for Egypt, and reportedly arms deals worth at least US$20 billion for other Arab states.
The military aid to the Zionist regime reflected an increase in value of more than 25 percent, the Zionist's Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has said, claiming the package is a considerable improvement and very important element for national security.
