CAIRO -Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry embarked on a visit to the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, on Sunday as part of an African tour during which he will hand over messages from President Abdel Fattah El Sisi to the leaders of six African countries.
The tour will also take Shoukry to South Africa, Senegal, DR Congo, Tunisia and the Comoros, Ministry Spokesman Ahmed Hafez said in a statement.
It aims to explain the latest developments in the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) issue and Egypt’s position on the urgent need to reach a binding agreement on the filling and operation of the controversial giant hydro-power dam on the Blue Nile before Ethiopia unilaterally proceeds with the second phase of filling, to protect the water interests of all the countries involved.
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