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African Union High Representative for Silencing the Guns Ramtane Lamamra made the statement Tuesday in Aswan Forum for Sustainable Peace and Development.
The Egyptian side expressed support to a Sudanese proposal.
Sisi underscored the need to secure the necessary funding and logistic support to help the African countries face the pandemic repercussions at the economic, health and social levels.
Sisi welcomed an invitation directed to Egypt to join the union’s Vaccine Acquisition Task Team (AVATT).
Minister of Foreign Affairs Sameh Shokry took part Wednesday in the meetings of the Executive Council of the African Union held via video conferencing.
Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah El Sisi congratulated his South African counterpart Cyril Ramaphosa for his country's successful presidency of the African Union (AU) in 2020, Presidential Spokesman Bassam Radi said.
President of Democratic Republic of Congo Félix Tshisekedi said that he will work hard during his tenure chairing the African Union to solve the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) ongoing issue.
Yet, the ministry indicated that Sudan still adopts the principle of African solutions for African issues by demanding a bigger role for African experts affiliated to the African Union (AU).
The talks among the three states are mediated by the African Union (AU).
Egypt’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs summoned, Wednesday the Ethiopian Chargé d'Affaires to provide further clarifications about Ethiopia’s Foreign Affairs Ministry spokesperson statements which related to ‘Egypt's internal affairs.’
The meeting is the first after talks have been suspended for a month.
Both leaders tackled a number of regional and continental files of common interest, especially the upcoming DRC presidency of the African Union (AU) for the year 2021.
Sisi’s remarks came in a video conference with President of South Africa Cyril Ramaphosa
A Congolese delegation visited Cairo on Wednesday to explore ways of cooperation.
Egyptian Prime Minister Dr. Mostafa Madbouly, on behalf of President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, will participate, through video conference, in the 14th extraordinary summit of the African Union on Silencing the Guns in Africa by 2020.
Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok affirmed during a meeting, Monday Khartoum’s stance on reaching a fair agreement on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), to all three countries of Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia under the supervision of the African Union.
Sunday's meeting is the outcome of another that took place on October 27.
The Egyptian ministers of foreign affairs and irrigation emphasized the need to reach a binding legal agreement on the filling and operation of Ethiopia's Renaissance dam as per resolutions adopted during the relevant meetings of the African Union Bureau.
Shoukry also affirmed Egypt’s support for upgrading the efficiency of both the Union’s Commission and the Secretariat of the Regional Economic Communities (RECs), so as they could be able to implement the plans and programs of the AU Agenda 2063, the statement added.
Egypt’s main priorities are the post-conflict reconstruction and development at the continental level.
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