In a video posted by the official Egyptian Foreign Ministry Facebook page, Foreign Minister Shoukry said both ministers agreed that it is in both countries’ interests to keep their strong relations and not to be affected by any rumors or misinformation about their relationship. Egypt and Sudan have been enmeshed in a dispute over who has rights on the Halayeb and Shalateen region. Sudan accuses Egypt of occupying the territory, while Egypt says it is rightfully under its sovereignty. Tensions reached a new level when Ethiopia announced the building of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) in 2011. Egypt was against building the dam and so was Sudan at first.

Source: Egypt Independent January 27, 2018 09:44 UTC