Eritrea
The meeting tackled the efforts to restore peace and stability in Sudan, protect the Red Sea, and enhance the governance and security cooperation among coastal states. Both sides rejected any involvement from non-coastal states in these matters.
Egyptian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Emigration and Egyptian Expatriates Badr Abdelatty and his Eritrean counterpart Osman Saleh expressed their rejection of any involvement of non-bordering countries in Red Sea security and governance.
The message addresses strengthening and developing bilateral relations in various fields, besides tackling a number of regional issues of common interest to the two countries, Ambassador Tamim Khallaf, the official spokesman for the Egyptian Ministry said in the statement.
The two ministers discussed the importance of increasing joint efforts to support security and stability in the Horn of Africa, as well as coordinating on regional issues of mutual concern. Key topics included the situation in Somalia and Egypt’s continued support for the Somali government in preserving the country’s unity, sovereignty, and territorial integrity.
Abdelatty affirmed Egypt’s willingness to provide technical support and expertise to bolster Somalia’s capacity in addressing security challenges and reinforcing its national institutions.
Their focus was on enhancing security in the Horn of Africa and the Red Sea region, as well as safeguarding the unity and sovereignty of the countries in the region. These efforts are being carried out within the framework of international law and the principle of non-interference in the internal affairs of sovereign nations.
Egypt’s Foreign Minster Sameh Shoukry delivered, Thursday a letter from President Abdel Fattah al Sisi to his Eritrean counterpart Isaias Afwerki on strengthening bilateral ties and regional developments of mutual interest between the two countries.
The Egyptian minister headed to Eritrea to deliver a message from President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi to President Isaias Afwerki.
President Sisi expressed his greetings and appreciation to President Afwerki, stressing Egypt’s mutual keenness to strengthen bilateral relations between the two countries, especially with regard to coordination on regional security issues, as well as consolidating cooperation and joint projects in various development fields, and diversifying and strengthening cooperation frameworks between the two countries, the statement added.
Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi received President of Eritrea Isaias Afwerki at Al-Ittihadiya Palace, on the sidelines of Sudan's Neighboring States Summit that is held in Cairo.
In a statement on Friday, UNHCR said Eritrean refugees in Tigray are struggling to obtain clean water and food and medicine, affirming the need to provide them with life-saving assistance “or more refugees may die.”
Ahmed was awarded Nobel largely for the peace deal he signed with Isaias Afwerki, the authoritarian leader of Eritrea, only months after he assumed office as president.
The Special Envoy will hold meetings with officials from the respective governments as well as the United Nations and the African Union.
A group of Egyptian fishermen who had been held in Eritrea have come home safely after month-long of diplomatic efforts, according to Egypt’s Foreign Ministry on Sunday.
Families of 120 Egyptian fishermen in El-Borg town in Damietta demanded the release of their relatives who were detained by Eritrean navy forces last month.
The comments came in a meeting with an Eritrean delegation paid an official visit to Cairo in light of the ongoing coordination between the two countries.
“It is a new victory to our black continent, which is always ambitious for peace and seeking stability and development," said President Sisi.
“The prize is also meant to recognise all the stakeholders working for peace and reconciliation in Ethiopia and in the East and Northeast African regions,” the committee said.
President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi stressed Saturday the importance of setting forth well-defined plans to push forward Egyptian-Eritrean cooperation at various levels.
Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki arrived in Cairo Saturday on a two-day visit to Cairo.
