Egypt's President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi and his Kenyan counterpart William Ruto exchanged views on a series of African issues, including the situation in the Horn of Africa, Nile Basin regions, and the Sudanese crisis, during a meeting in Nairobi on Sunday.
El-Sisi and Ruto met on the sidelines of the fifth Mid-Year Coordination Meeting of the African Union taking place in the Kenyan capital.
The two presidents reviewed efforts to coordinate initiatives aimed at settling the Sudan crisis, including the initiative emanating from Sudan’s Neighboring Countries Summit which was held in Egypt on 13 July.
This initiative is integrated with other regional efforts to end the conflict through peaceful negotiations, read a statement by the Egyptian presidency.
The meeting also tackled ways to cultivate closer bilateral relations.
The Kenyan president underscored the broad prospects for further advancing relations and fostering closer cooperation between the two countries.
Ruto also highlighted the prospects for strengthening joint African action to achieve sustainable development for the continent's states and peoples and stimulate efforts toward achieving continental integration at all levels.
El-Sisi emphasized their outstanding bilateral relations, confirming the importance he places on coordinating and consulting with the president of Kenya on African issues.
This has advanced integration, preserved peace and security, and enhanced the development agenda in the African continent, El-Sisi noted.
This, the statement added, was demonstrated in the intensive engagement and bilateral meetings held between the two presidents recently, the latest of which was their encounter last month at the COMESA summit in Zambia and their meeting at The Summit for a New Global Financing Pact in Paris.
Source: The Egyptian Gazette
