Shoukry also met with his Eritrean counterpart Uthman Saleh, and the two
discussed further strengthening bilateral relations between the two states
in a number of different fields over the upcoming period.
Saleh expressed gratitude towards Egypt’s increasing investments in
Eritrea, the statement said"
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Shoukry meets with African representatives in New York
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Foreign Minister discusses renaissance dam, regional conflicts, and threat
of terrorism with African ministers on sidelines of UN General Assembly
Egyptian and Ethiopian foreign ministers, Sameh Shoukry and Tedros Adhanom
respectively, agreed to maintain momentum on the Nile water talks on
Saturday as Shoukry assured Adhanom the Egyptian president is to make an
official visit to Ethiopia, the Ethiopian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said
in a statement.
Shoukry met with Adhanom and several foreign ministers of different African
states on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York.
Ethiopia is expected to host the fifth annual Joint Ministerial Commission
in Addis Ababa on 1 November, where ministers will set an action plan
regarding the Renaissance Dam, the Ethiopian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
said.
According to the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs statement, the two
ministers discussed developments in bilateral relations, especially in
terms of “economic cooperation, trade, and investment.”
The two ministers also discussed “in depth” the regional situations in
Libya and South Sudan.
Shoukry also met the South Sudanese Foreign Minister Barnaba Benjamin, and
explained to him Egypt’s “increasing worries” regarding the “continuity of
conflict and instability” in the country.
He reassured Benjamin that Egypt is “committed to supporting development
programmes and the rebuilding of South Sudan,” the Egyptian foreign
ministry said in a statement.
Ali Karty, the Sudanese foreign minister, also met with Shoukry who
informed him that “Egypt has been carefully keeping up with national talks
in Sudan.”
Shoukry expressed appreciation towards the African Union’s chief mediator
Thabo Mbeki. “Egypt recognises the efforts he had been making with the
opposition,” the Egyptian foreign ministry said, adding that it hopes for
more “peace and national cooperation in Sudan”.
The ministry added that there has been a “positive momentum” regarding
investments between Egypt and Sudan after the Egyptian president’s last
visit to the Sudanese capital Khartoum.
Shoukry also met with his Eritrean counterpart Uthman Saleh, and the two
discussed further strengthening bilateral relations between the two states
in a number of different fields over the upcoming period.
Saleh expressed gratitude towards Egypt’s increasing investments in
Eritrea, the statement said.
In all of the General Assembly sideline talks, Shoukry discussed the
regional crises in Libya with all of the representatives. He also discussed
the “threat of terrorism” with all of the foreign ministers.
Egypt signed a joint communiqué calling for ceasefire and supporting the
Libyan House of Representatives last Monday. Shoukry discussed the
importance of supporting “legitimate state institutions” in Libya with
almost all of the ministers he met.
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