CAIRO: Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi held talks on Thursday with his counterpart in Djibouti, Ismail Omar Guelleh, as part of Cairo’s diplomatic attempts to build more African alliances amid an ongoing water dispute with Ethiopia. The Egyptian and Djiboutian leaders discussed the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) dispute and the Red Sea security. It was the first time El-Sisi had visited Djibouti as the Egyptian president discussed and exchanged views on the most important developments regarding regional issues of common interest. El-Sisi indicated that he and Guelleh agreed on the need to increase Egyptian investments in Djibouti and allow Egyptian companies to contribute to infrastructure projects. In the field of health, coordination is also underway between the two sides to establish an Egyptian hospital in Djibouti.

Source: Ethiopian News May 27, 2021 16:20 UTC