State Department says Egypt's future up to Egyptian people, not U.S. or Russia --- WASHINGTON - Following Russian President Vladimir Putin’s backing of Egyptian Field Marshall Fattah al-Sisi’s unannounced bid for the Egyptian presidency on Thursday, the State Department said Egypt’s democratic future is a matter for the people of Egypt to decide. -- “We don't endorse a candidate and don't think it's, quite frankly, up to the United States or to Mr. Putin to decide who should govern Egypt. It's up to the [Egyptian] people to decide,” said State Department Deputy Spokesperson Marie Harf while speaking to reporters. --- Putin backed the bid as he met with Sisi in Moscow. “I wish you luck on my own behalf and the Russian people,” he said -- During the meeting, the Kremlin and Cairo agreed to accelerate military cooperation. The move comes as Washington continues to withhold much of its $1.5 billion in annual military assistance to Egypt. - More, turkishpress, at: http://www.turkishpress.com/news.asp?id=387766