CAIRO – Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry and his Tanzanian counterpart Liberata Mulamula lauded the deeply-rooted relations between their countries in different fields.
The two top diplomats made the comments during a joint press conference following their talks in Cairo on Thursday.
At the beginning of the news conference, Shoukry welcomed Mulamula, who conveyed a message from Tanzanian President Samia Hassan to President Abdel Fattah El Sisi, emphasising Tanzania’s political will to advance relations with Egypt and strengthen joint African action.
The top Egyptian diplomat said President Sisi told the Tanzanian minister that Egypt was keen on cementing bonds with Tanzania, asserting the necessity of holding the Egyptian-Tanzania committee in Dar es Salaam.
Shoukry added that he exchanged views with the Tanzanian minister on issues of common concern, including the Palestinian cause and the situation in Syria and Libya.
Shoukry went on to say that he probed with Mulamula ways to counter the extremist ideology and achieve stability in the Sahel and Sahara region
The Egyptian foreign minister explained that their talks tackled the latest developments on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD).
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