Addis Ababa, 29 September 2014 (WIC) –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 Dr Tedros the Egyptian president is to make an official visit to Ethiopia, the Ethiopian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement.
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. (dailynewsegypt)