Ethiopian Foreign Minister, Gedu Andargachew, and Egypt President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi have met in Egypt, Cairo.
They exchanged views on bilateral, regional and international matters.
Gedu conveyed a message to Sisi from Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, "stressing his country's great interest in boosting all aspects of bilateral relations and enhancing friendship ties with Egypt," the Egyptian presidency said in a statement.
The Ethiopian prime minister asserted in the message "the importance of close coordination between Ethiopia and Egypt to achieve stability in Africa and the region, including supporting the Sudanese people to overcome the current challenges."
Ahmed also stressed his keenness on resuming tripartite talks between Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan to reach an agreement on the rules of filling and operating the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD).
Upstream Nile Basin country Ethiopia and downstream Sudan eye massive benefits from the GERD construction, while downstream Egypt is concerned it might affect its 55.5-billion-cubic-meter annual share of the Nile River water.
In March 2015, the leaders of the three countries signed an initial cooperation deal on the principles of sharing the river water and the construction of the GERD, which will be Africa's largest dam upon completion.
Gedu also visited the Ethiopian embassy in Egypt and planted seedlings there as part of the national campaign to plant four billion seedlings.